Month: March 2021
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News
Former taxi driver pleads guilty to manslaughter in case of Lusignan beautician
Melroy Doris now awaits sentencing following a guilty plea to manslaughter for the 2014 killing of Lusignan beautician Ashmini Harriram.…
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Boy, 11, shot dead by bandit during Sophia robbery
A boy is now dead after being shot by one of two bandits who invaded his neighbour’s home where he…
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Caribbean Invest CEO wants change in US treatment of the region
The recently installed Joe Biden administration in Washington is being pushed to provide a multi-million dollar funding initiative to assist…
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FAO supporting local ‘fruits and vegetables’ year activities
Guyana’s agricultural sector can anticipate various types of assistance from the local office of the Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO)…
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Stem Guyana ‘Learning Pods’ making inroads into education delivery challenges
Can educational outcomes for vulnerable children be enhanced through an integrated approach to curriculum? The article Stem Guyana ‘Learning Pods’…
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T&T FIU links record number of financial scams to COVID-19
Reports in sections of the Trinidad and Tobago media earlier this week assert that the Financial Intelligence Unit of Trinidad…
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Jamaica tourist industry ‘comin’ back’ this year – Bartlett
For all the damage that has been inflicted on Jamaica’s tourism industry by the onset of COVID-19, notably its impact…
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Export of Services – The next frontier for Caribbean business
By Deodat Maharaj Caribbean economies have largely been primary producers with a focus on commodities for much of our…
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Still no sign of national programme to mark International Year of Fruits and Vegetables
The bountiful spread of fruit and vegetable ‘markets’ that manifest themselves across the country including evidence of a marked increase…
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Growing the agriculture and agro-processing sectors: A conversation with Professor Pat Francis, Head of the Institute of Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Guyana
SB: After the recent Market Day at Mocha, you advocated that the farmers and agro-processors there be afforded a market…
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