Hensley Robinson heads CARICOM electoral observer mission to Guyana

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Mr Hensley Robinson Chief Elections Officer of Barbados will lead a 22-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Electoral Observer Mission to the Guyana Elections which are scheduled to be held on Monday 28 November 2011. CARICOM had been invi...
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Agri ministry inks CDN$5M food security research project

In an effort to increase food production, improve nutrition, and achieve a Professor Chandra A. Madramootoo of Mc Gill University (left) inking documents with Permanent Secretary of the Agriculture Ministry, George Jervis reduction in the food import bill within the Caribbean, Guyana, like other ...
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CARICOM/UN WOMEN JOIN FORCES AGAINST GENDER BASED VIOLENCE

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) End violence against women was the clear message that resonated with speakers at the opening ceremony of the Caribbean artistes UNITE-ing against Gender Based Violence workshop in Paramaribo, Suriname on Monday, 18 July, 2011. The workshop...
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Guyana, Belize reduced hunger by 50 percent in 2010

Guyana is one of two countries (Belize being the other) in the Caribbean to reduce hunger by 50 percent last year, says Lystra Fletcher-Paul, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative. Fletcher-Paul indicated that Guyana knows what it wants in terms of agriculture in the Caribbean. Thou...
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Jamaica buys sugar from Guyana to stave off shortage

The Jamaican Government has placed an order for sugar from Guyana to avert shortages in that CARICOM country. Quoting the Agriculture Ministry, the Jamaican Observer yesterday said that it has put in place measures to avert a shortage of sugar on the local market and has urged distributors not to h...
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Remarks Delivered By Dr. Rosina Wiltshire, CARICOM Advocate For Gender Justice, At The Launch Of The Gender Advocacy Programme On International Women’s Day 2010, 8 March 2010, Georgetown, Guyana

I am honored to be appointed as the CARICOM Advocate for Gender Justice. Gender is about both men and women and it is fitting that this initiative is launched on March 8th, International Day of Women. This may seem to be a contradiction, but it is not. Women have always been in the forefront of the ...
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President Jagdeo unveils 2010 Budget trend and talks about ICT

Extract from Guyana Chronicle of 19 Jan, 2010) President Jagdeo touched on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) development in Guyana, stating that, hopefully, by this year end, there are going to be two new fibre optic cables coming into the country. He said Guyana Telephone & Telegra...
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University of Guyana launches Masters of Education Programme

The University of Guyana (UG) in partnership with Nova Southeastern University is offering a one-off Masters of Education Programme which will be effected through interactive classes at UG and online courses. The programme was launched earlier today at the Education Lecture Theatre, University of Gu...
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