Following IICA training… Honey gets sweeter for local bee-keepers

LOCAL beekeepers who are members of the Guyana Apicultural Society (GAS) have said that a bee-keeping training programme organised for them by the Inter American Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture (IICA) last week had been a true eye-opener.Veteran bee-keeper Janice Fraser said, &ldq...
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Barbados to host major yachting event in 2017

BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS. AUGUST 10, 2015 – Barbados has won the bid over Germany for the right to host one of the world’s leading yachting events in 2017. The OK Class World’s travels to various destinations around the world each year, as most of the yachting classes do, and it is ex...
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Caribbean tourism stakeholders say Cuba is region’s wakeup call

PHILIPSBURG, St Maarten, Friday July 3, 2015 – Relatively little effort has been spent on turning the most tourism dependent region in the world into the most tourism competent, according to a white paper recently issued by the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) entitled, “Cu...
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Barbados renews call for debt relief for the Caribbean

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC)– Barbados Wednesday renewed a call for an international debt relief programme for developing countries like those in the Caribbean saying it was not enough to speak “almost disparagingly” about the debt situation. Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Ch...
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Guyana strengthening cyber security against hackers, fraudsters

Guyana is moving to insulate a number of loopholes and so drastically reduce the possibility of cybercrimes ranging from website hacking to fraud, officials said Wednesday. Experts are being trained in cybercrimes legislation and enforcement while plans are on the drawing board to enact several law...
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The United Nations Post-2015 Development Agenda

The Post-2015 Development Agenda From 25-27 September 2015, the United Nations will convene a Summit for  the adoption of the Post-2015 Development Agenda; and  approximately one hundred and  thirty-one (131) Heads of Government/State have, to date, confirmed their attendance.  ...
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President Barack Obama’s Climate Change Plan 2015

United States’ President Barack Obama is set to launch a new energy programme to cut greenhouse gas emissions as part of his ongoing bid to combat climate change. The Clean Power Plan is designed to reduce GHG emissions from US power stations and the programme will focus on renewable energy s...
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