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The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations is supporting the Guyana Rice Development Board’s efforts to advance technology in the rice industry. A new project using drones to assist small farmers with their rice farming and monitoring has been launched. The project forms part of China South-South Cooperation Programme. The project commenced with […]
In his address to the United Nations General Assembly this afternoon, President Irfaan Ali zeroed in on the latest threats and territorial claims from neigbouring Venezuela. He said the Bolivarian Republic must desist from threatening Guyana. The President said though the threats have persisted for several decades, they have intensified in recent times. President Ali […]
Hours after Venezuela raised an objection to Guyana’s auctioning of new oil blocks on Tuesday, the Secretary General of the Organisation of American States (OAS) Luis Almargo, decried what he described as the “intimidatory tactics” by Venezuela, and said Guyana must preserve its territorial integrity. “We vehemently decry imtimidatory tactics that seek to undermine the […]
The Government of Guyana has informed the international community of Venezuela’s latest statement claiming Guyana’s territory, describing the statements as a threat not only to Guyana, but also to regional and international peace and security. Venezuela has rejected Guyana’s move to auction off additional oil blocks which are located in Guyana’s own exclusive economic zone. […]
Without ever mentioning Venezuela, President Irfaan Ali this morning opened his address at the Organization of American States (OAS) headquarters in Washington by highlighting what he called a historical territorial threat to Guyana. The President, who addressed the OAS Protocolary meeting of the Permanent Council, said that since independence, Guyana has had to deal with […]
Guyana’s non-permanent election to the UN Security Council will be used to push for global peace and security, President Irfaan Ali said today as he addressed a forum in Washington D.C. The President said one of the more pressing issues is have to a UN resolution on the crisis in Haiti which has been going […]
-by Svetlana Marshall- With the country facing a growing shortage in skilled and semi-skilled workers, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) believes the Government needs to put the requisite systems in place now to allow for the large-scale importation of workers to address the shortage. In an interview with News Source, President of […]
With Surinamese-owned Fly Allways Airline launching its schedule service between Georgetown and Toronto, Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill has announced that the Government of Guyana is continuing its efforts to get more airlines to join the Guyana skies with schedule services. Fly Allways will be operating twice weekly flights between Georgetown and Toronto via […]
by Gordon Moseley in Geneva, Switzerland The 2023 Public Forum of the World Trade Organinzation opened on Tuesday in Geneva with former British Prime Minister and current United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education, Gordon Brown, highlighting the need for a global response to the many global problems facing the world, including climate change and […]
The Government of Qatar has agreed to establish an embassy in Guyana, as Guyana and Qatar seek to deepen cooperation in a number of areas. The Amir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, paid a one day visit to Guyana on Tuesday and held meetings with President Irfaan Ali and […]
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