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Guyana nominates Muhammad Ibrahim to head IICA
I News Guyana
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June 14, 2025
President Irfaan Ali has nominated renowned Guyanese agricultural scientist Muhammad Ibrahim, who has more than three decades of international experience, as a candidate to head the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)....
Sugar workers won’t forget
Guyana Chronicle
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July 10, 2025
THE recent statements by the Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton, regarding the future of GUYSUCO under a potential APNU-led administration, are not just hollow, they are an insult to the intelligence and memory of every sugar worker and their...
How much energy does ChatGPT really use? The hidden environmental cost of AI
AS
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June 24, 2025
Even insiders in the world of AI are warning about the consequences that unregulated deployment of the technology could have on societies and economies around the globe. Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic and former vice president of research at...
Omai Gold Advancing Permitting For Its Omai Gold Project In Guyana
MENAFN
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June 23, 2025
(MENAFN- Newsfile Corp) Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 23, 2025) - Omai Gold Mines Corp. (TSXV: OMG) (OTCQB: OMGGF) (" Omai Gold " or the " Company ") is pleased to announce it has awarded a contract to ERM International Group Limited ("...
Guyanese Dr Karen Pilgrim is new RADO Chair
Guyana Chronicle
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June 14, 2025
(CMC) – DR Karen Pilgrim is the new chairperson of the Caribbean Regional Anti-Doping Organization (RADO), becoming the first female to hold the position in the organisation’s history. Dr Pilgrim, the current member country representative for...
Guyana advances further as global leader in food production
Guyana Chronicle
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June 15, 2025
–with massive hydroponics investment in Region Two GUYANA has made yet another leap in its mission for food security, with President Irfaan Ali announcing what he described as the largest investment in hydroponics agriculture in the region. In a...
Natural Resource Fund 101: What every Guyanese should know
Guyana Chronicle
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June 22, 2025
By Shaquawn Gill, DPI NEARLY four years ago, the National Assembly erupted into chaos as lawmakers clashed over a piece of legislation that would shape the destiny of every citizen – the Natural Resource Fund Act of 2021. Amid shouts and...
Archery Guyana, GBI strengthen partnership to energise, hydrate athletes
News Room
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June 23, 2025
Archery Guyana has announced the continuation and expansion of its successful partnership with Guyana Beverages Inc. (GBI), marking a milestone in athlete support and sustainable sports development. As the official beverage sponsor, GBI, under the...
Guyana poised to lead regional growth
Guyana Chronicle
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June 13, 2025
–GO-Invest head tells Jamaican business mission GUYANA is rapidly becoming the region’s most promising economic frontier, and now is the time to seize the moment. That was the core message from Chief Investment Officer and Chief Executive Officer...
Here is why Guyana deserves its oil taxes
Stabroek News
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June 22, 2025
Dear Editor, Mike Persaud has raised a sustainable economic question in observing: ‘They make huge profits, and still, they pay no taxes for the life of the contract.’ See, SN 2025/06/20. There are direct and spill-over effects of Government...
Guyanese cargo ship sinking in T&T being stabilised
Kaieteur News
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June 13, 2025
Jun 13, 2025 News The sinking Guyanese cargo vessel ‘Hein’ (St. Vincent Times) Trinidad Newsday – The crew of the cargo vessel HEIN, which ran aground just off Monos Island on June 10 while en route to St Vincent carrying construction materials,...
OPINION: From the outside to inside Guyana, temperatures overheat
Demerara Waves
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June 22, 2025
Last Updated on Sunday, 22 June 2025, 7:51 by Denis Chabrol By GHK Lall I was hoping that the US would stay uninvolved, be an inspired peacemaker. There was and is enough bad blood between Israel and Iran. Washington and London, Beijing and...
Guyana joins regional partners in Brazil to advance co-operation
Guyana Chronicle
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June 14, 2025
–through discussions on food insecurity, climate crisis, improved connectivity PRESIDENT, Dr. Irfaan Ali and his CARICOM counterparts, on Friday, attended the Brazil–Caribbean Summit 2025 with President Luis Inacio ‘Lula’ Da Silva at the Itamaraty...
World Trade Centre Georgetown to help boost Guyana’s investment opportunities, business climate
Demerara Waves
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June 21, 2025
Last Updated on Saturday, 21 June 2025, 10:56 by Writer President Irfaan Ali addressing the official opening of World Trade Centre Georgetown. Chairman of Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL), Komal Samaroo on Friday said Guyana’s World Trade Centre...
Guyanese Dr. Karen Pilgrim elected new Caribbean RADO Chairperson
News Room
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June 13, 2025
Dr. Karen Pilgrim is the new Chairperson of the Caribbean Regional Anti-Doping Organisation (RADO), becoming the first female Chair in the organisation’s history. Dr. Pilgrim, the current Member Country Representative for Guyana, was elected...
Guyana urges renewed momentum ahead of World Social Development Summit
Guyana Chronicle
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June 12, 2025
– reaffirms commitment to disability rights, innovative financing at UN conference GUYANA reaffirmed its strong commitment to disability rights and inclusive development during the 18th Conference of State Parties to the Convention on the Rights...
The Greater Guyana Initiative’s impact on Guyana’s economy
Guyana Chronicle
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June 22, 2025
GUYANA’S economic boom, fuelled by its offshore oil wealth, is being complemented by strategic investments aimed at long-term economic diversification. Critically involved in this effort is the Greater Guyana Initiative (GGI). It is a US$100...
World Trade Center will equip Guyanese businesses for global competitiveness – Pres. Ali
I News Guyana
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June 21, 2025
President Dr Irfaan Ali on Friday evening commissioned the World Trade Center Georgetown (WTCG), which he says will play a pivotal role in equipping local businesses with the tools and networking opportunities needed to compete on the...
Guyana vessel waiting for bad weather to stop
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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June 13, 2025
News Paula Lindo 4 Hrs Ago Hein, a Guyanese cargo vessel, right, is being assisted by the tugboat C Prowler, left, and a barge equipped with a crane on June 11, after it ran aground off Monos Island on June 10. - File photo by Jeff Mayers An agent...
World Trade Centre-Georgetown opening seen as major boost to Guyana’s transformation
News Source Guyana
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June 22, 2025
President Irfaan Ali on Friday commissioned the World Trade Centre Georgetown, saying that the opening signifies a new high for Guyana. During his address, the President said it was important to establishments like the World Trade Centre to...