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President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday announced the launch of a Global Biodiversity Alliance aimed at getting private companies to invest in forest restoration and conservation and mobilise funds for biodiversity conservation. He told the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) being held at the UN Headquarters in New York that Guyana would convene the first Global Biodiversity ...

President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday told world leaders at the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that he would soon be asking them to contribute humanitarian aid to Haiti, as the UN-led Kenya multinational security mission continues to dismantle gangs. “Guyana is leading CARICOM’s efforts in mobilizing humanitarian support for Haiti. Excellencies, I will be reaching out ...

New York Police on Wednesday held back several Guyanese anti-government protesters as President Irfaan Ali was exiting a restaurant on Church Avenue, Brooklyn, where he attended a breakfast meeting. The protesters booed Dr Ali and called him a “racist” while he was hustled by security into a waiting car. The estimated 50 mostly Afro-Guyanese persons, armed with placards, also chanted ...