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World News | Brazil Auctions off Several Amazon Oil Sites Despite Environmentalists, Indigenous Protests
Latestly
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June 18, 2025
Brasilandia (Brazil) Jun 18 (AP) Brazil auctioned off several land and offshore potential oil sites near the Amazon River on Tuesday as it aims to expand production in untapped regions despite protests from environmental and Indigenous groups. The...
Exxon, Chevron acquires blocks in Brazil's environmentally-sensitive Foz do Amazonas basin
World Energy News - Connecticut
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Exxon Mobil and Chevron on Tuesday took their first steps toward eventually exploring oil in Brazil's Foz do Amazonas basin, scooping up offshore blocks auctioned by the country in the promising but environmentally-sensitive area. This is the...
21 restaurants to participate in Guyana Restaurant Week from June 20 – 29
News Source Guyana
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June 17, 2025
Promising Guyanese 10 days of fine dining and a culinary adventure like never before, the 18th Season of Guyana Restaurant Week (GRW) was officially launched on Monday evening at Swingerz Lounge at Movietowne. The highly anticipated culinary...
Brazil auctions off several Amazon oil sites despite environmentalists and Indigenous protests
95.5 WSB - Georgia
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June 17, 2025
BRASILANDIA, Brazil — (AP) — Brazil auctioned off several land and offshore potential oil sites near the Amazon River on Tuesday as it aims to expand production in untapped regions despite protests from environmental and Indigenous groups. The...
CARICOM SG says The Bahamas’ creativity, innovation key to its success
Win Media SKN
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July 10, 2025
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As The Bahamas celebrates its fifty-second Anniversary of Independence on 10 July, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett highlighted the diligence, solidarity,...
Stanley Ming Calls for Action, Not More Plans, to Build Guyana Beyond 2030
Guyana Graphic
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June 17, 2025
In the latest edition of “Nation Building Guyana Beyond 2030,” the Guyana Business Journal hosted a compelling Father’s Day conversation with renowned entrepreneur and former parliamentarian Stanley Ming. Moderated by Kojo Paris and Professor...
Presidents Ali, ‘Lula’ discuss climate action, infrastructure
Guyana Chronicle
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June 15, 2025
WITH Guyana continuing to position itself as a leader both on the regional and international stages, President, Dr. Irfaan Ali recently held bilateral talks with his Brazilian counterpart, President Luis Inacio ‘Lula’ Da Silva, as it relates to...
Brazilian partnership propels Guyana’s coconut industry into promising future
Guyana Chronicle
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June 15, 2025
Minister Mustapha proposes farmer training exchange with Brazil’s COHIBRA WITH contagious optimism and a shared vision for sustainable agriculture, a high-level team from ( Technology in the Production of Coconut Trees) COHIBRA, Brazil, recently...
Priority zoonotic diseases identified for the first time by Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme
Stabroek News
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June 15, 2025
SWM members and other stakeholders who gathered for the handing over of the One Health platform last Wednesday When members of the Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Pro-gramme visited the Rupununi to talk to residents about zoonotic diseases,...
Compliance won’t build our future; a 21st century rethinking of Guyana’s education system
Kaieteur News
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June 15, 2025
Jun 15, 2025 Features / Columnists, News By Karen Abrams, MBA, AA, Doctoral Candidate Kaieteur News – In Guyana, our children are trained systematically to comply. From the moment they enter the classroom, they are conditioned to sit still, repeat...
African architecture has now taken the global centre stage
Stabroek News
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July 9, 2025
Dear Editor, Sports and entertainment have highlighted the major achievements of Africa in recent times. Its architecture has now taken the global centre stage. The June 7 – June 13 issue of the influential Economist newspaper stated that “At a...
$73.7M Kwakwani Waterfront Nursery School commissioned
I News Guyana
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July 9, 2025
The new $73.7 million Kwakwani Waterfront Nursery School was officially commissioned today, marking a significant step forward in the government’s commitment to providing accessible, high-quality education for children across the country. The...
President Ali nominates Guyanese scientist for head of IICA; chance for regional collaboration, he states
Dominica News Online
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June 16, 2025
President of Guyana Dr. Ali and IICA’s candidate Dr. Ibrahim (right) and President AliGuyana’s President Irfaan Ali has put forward the name of distinguished Guyanese agricultural scientist Muhammad Ibrahim, who brings over thirty years of global...
Validation workshop held to craft best practices for sport fishing in Guyana
Guyana Chronicle
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June 13, 2025
SUSTAINABLE Wildlife Management (SWM) along with other key stakeholders on Thursday held a validation workshop to develop best practices for sport fishing in Guyana’s inland waters. The workshop was held at the Ministry of Agriculture’s boardroom,...
Record Seaweed Surge Chokes Caribbean Shores, Threatens Wildlife
WFLA Orlando - Florida
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Caribbean Sea - A massive bloom of seaweed known as sargassum has blanketed coastlines across the Caribbean and nearby waters, creating environmental and economic challenges, with scientists warning that the worst may still be ahead this summer....
Food in the “Great Land of Guyana”
Stabroek News
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June 16, 2025
Geoffrey Giddings, Ph.D. is a Guyanese American, educator, researcher, 2024 Fulbright U.S. Scholar, and a consultant on cuisine culture. One of life’s great pleasures is meeting and learning from new people. I had the privilege, thanks to a...
Caribbean launches groundbreaking regional platform to tackle climate crisis
Caribbean National Weekly
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June 16, 2025
In a bold regional move to confront the escalating climate crisis, the Caribbean officially launched its first-ever Regional Platform for Catalysing Resilience and Climate Action on Friday. The initiative aims to accelerate climate finance,...
Inspired by Shane Warne, Salonee Dangore sets sights on dream WCPL journey
India Today
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July 11, 2025
Back in 2023, Shreyanka Patil secured a deal in the Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL) after being picked by the Guyana Amazon Warriors. Before that, the Bengaluru cricketer had already made a name for herself in the Women’s Premier League...
Lack of an effective monitoring and regulatory mechanism for offshore oil & gas in Guyana
Kaieteur News
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June 14, 2025
Jun 14, 2025 Letters Dear Editor, Kaieteur News – The Oil and Gas Governance Network (OGGN) here amplifies Ms. Danuta Radzik’s letter in Kaieteur News on 30 May ‘Open letter to EPA on lack of regulatory mechanism for offshore oil & gas industry in...
LNDCH4 Guyana announces arrival of backup energy storage system to support the GtE project
I News Guyana
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June 13, 2025
LNDCH4 Guyana has announced the arrival of the Backup Battery Storage System (BESS) which landed at the John Fernandes wharf today. The BESS forms a critical part of the power plant’s emergency support system and is engineered to ensure...