Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 20:12 by Writer France and Guyana on Tuesday discussed the need to strengthen cooperation in bringing wanted persons to justice in both c0untries, including the overseas department of French Guiana, and the return of Guyanese after serving jail terms, France’s Ambassador to Guyana Nicolas de Lacoste said. “We have people we are looking ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 20:04 by Writer The French Diplomatic Bureau on Monday began processing Guyanese applications for a Schengen visa to France, but already officials say there is a scarcity of euros (€) to pay for the processing. “Some people have difficulties getting euros because we are asking for cash and cash in euros and I’ve ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 19:45 by Writer The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) on Monday dismissed suggestions that commercial banks might not want to risk accepting cash grants as a type of income to lend money because of the likelihood that the cash grant policy could be changed by a new government in office. “Why should an incoming ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 19:39 by Writer The United States (U.S.) government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), launched RESET, the Caribbean Resilient Economies and Sectors activity on October 7 at the margins of the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA). The CWA took place from October 7-11 at the UWI Open Campus in St. Vincent ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 19:26 by Writer Director of the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) School of Nursing in Trinidad, Dr Oscar Ocho says nurses in the Caribbean are more academically qualified but cannot put the theory into practice, resulting in the need for a study on the impact of professionalisation on the profession. “We are ...