Last Updated on Thursday, 9 November 2023, 9:11 by Denis Chabrol Guyanese farmers are set to benefit from specialised technical assistance under a $5.3 million Caribbean Agricultural Productivity Improvement Activity (CAPA) project being funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), a senior aid official announced Wednesday night. “In Guyana, the programme is currently in the design phase,” ...
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Guyana, Barbados collaborating to ease shipping congestion from Trinidad- Ali
Last Updated on Wednesday, 8 November 2023, 16:49 by Denis Chabrol President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday announced that Guyana and Barbados were working to end difficulties in the movement of cargo from Trinidad to this South American nation. Addressing the commissioning of a US$8 million mixing plant of the National Milling Company (NAMILCO), a subsidiary of the American company, SEABOARD, ...
Read More »OPINION: United we stand against Venezuelan bullyism
Last Updated on Wednesday, 8 November 2023, 14:33 by Denis Chabrol By Dr. Randy Persaud, Professor Emeritus The Special Session of the National Assembly of Guyana on November 6, 2023, will go down as a remarkable moment in our history. More than anything else, it demonstrates to Venezuela and the world, that despite our internal differences, when it comes to ...
Read More »Venezuela’s latest claim of US-Guyana “joint announcement” of military presence “propaganda” – Foreign Minister Todd ; La última afirmación de Venezuela sobre el “anuncio conjunto” de presencia militar de Estados Unidos y Guyana es “propaganda” – Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores Todd
Last Updated on Wednesday, 8 November 2023, 14:22 by Denis Chabrol La versión traducida de Google en español está debajo de la versión en inglés. The Guyana government on Wednesday denied Venezuela’s claim of a joint announcement of increased military presence in the region to protect US energy companies and deemed that latest utterance “propaganda”. “The Foreign Ministry is not ...
Read More »US gifts Guyana solar-powered vaccine refrigerators for remote health centres
Last Updated on Wednesday, 8 November 2023, 7:42 by Denis Chabrol The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided Guyana’s Ministry of Health with 13 solar-powered vaccine refrigerators to be used in health care centres in remote areas of the country. US Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole D. Theriot handed over the refrigerators worth US$160,000, and the embassy here ...
Read More »Some Venezuela-aligned Caribbean countries’ support for Guyana appear shaky
Last Updated on Tuesday, 7 November 2023, 14:30 by Denis Chabrol International Relations expert, Dr Nigel Gravesande on Monday urged Guyana to be alert to possible cracks in Caribbean Community (CARICOM) solidarity against Venezuela’s claim to this country’s Essequibo County. “I’m quite concerned about some of the utterances coming from within CARICOM given ALBA (Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of ...
Read More »Local, regional military initiatives needed amid Venezuela’s aggression
Last Updated on Tuesday, 7 November 2023, 12:31 by Denis Chabrol Guyana’s agent to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the border case with Venezuela, Carl Greenidge and former Chief-of-Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Retired Rear Admiral Gary Best on Monday cited the need for the country to do more to strengthen their local and foreign military alliances. ...
Read More »Guyana’s National Assembly hears call for Venezuelans to ignore referendum on Essequibo; opposition wants legislation to govern Venezuelan migrants
Last Updated on Monday, 6 November 2023, 18:34 by Denis Chabrol Guyana’s National assembly on Monday formally rejected Venezuela’s plans to seize the mineral and forest-rich county of Essequibo through a referendum that has been planned for December 3, 2023, and a government minister called on Venezuelans to ignore the vote. Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira said ...
Read More »GTT signs major “smart rooms” agreement with new hotel
Last Updated on Monday, 6 November 2023, 14:03 by Denis Chabrol GTT Business Solutions on Monday announced that it has clinched an agreement with a high quality 149-room hotel to provide an integrated high-speed security and telecommunications system. The company said its agreement with Aiden Hotel by Best Western is poised to transform the hospitality experience in Guyana. The US$15 ...
Read More »OPINION: Chris Ram as the diplomat, then deteriorating to a doormat
Last Updated on Monday, 6 November 2023, 6:56 by Denis Chabrol By GHK Ĺall Mr. Chris Ram wrote a letter in Stabroek News that was captioned, “Erosion of accountability, rule of law and democracy” (SN November 01, 2023). The dilemma is whether to congratulate or criticize Mr. Ram, who has now apparently added subtle diplomacy to his rich accountancy and ...
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