Guyana

Guyana to Receive $40M from Norway for Low-Carbon Development
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Air Canada Is Adding a New Flight This Winter From Montreal to the Dominican Republic’s Capital

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You’ll soon have a much easier way to reach Santo Domingo from Canada. Air Canada is launching a new nonstop route between Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport and Las Américas International Airport in Santo Domingo, adding a direct connection that hasn’t been consistently available in recent years. It’s a direct link between Quebec and the oldest city in […]

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China's Tianjin Makes Pitch to Guyana

Above: former Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo, Tianjin’s Zhang Gaoli and President Donald Ramotar By the Caribbean Journal staff The Chinese municipality of Tianjain says it is ready to build economic relations with Guyana. Tianjin, a major port and communications hub in China, has a population of 14 million, occupying 11,000 square kilometers — along with […]

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Guyana's Natural Resources Sector Gets More Assistance from Canada

Above: Guyana’s Kaieteur Falls By the Caribbean Journal staff While several Canadian firms are already working in Guyana’s oil, gas and mining sectors, the country could get more assistance from Canada. Two Canadian institutions, the College of the North Atlantic and the Marine Institute of Memorial University have offered their expertise to Guyana’s oil and […]

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China Signs Agreement to Supply 30,000 Laptops to Guyana

Above: David Huang and Omar Shariff By the Caribbean Journal The governments of China and Guyana have signed an $8 million agreement that will mean the supply of 30,000 laptops to Guyana’s One Laptop Per Family initiative. David Huang, project manager for the China National Machinery Import and Export Corporation and Omar Shariff, permanent secretary […]

Guyana's Natural Resources Sector Gets More Assistance from Canada

 Above: Minister Henri Djombo, joined by Environment Minister Robert Persaud and President Donald Ramotar (right) By the Caribbean Journal staff With the high-profile Rio+20 Summit a month away, Guyana’s President, Donald Ramotar, held talks this week with Congo’s Environment Minister, Henri Djmobo, following discussions between the two states last year. Djombo also met with Ramotar’s […]

Guyana President: Poverty, Inequality Threaten Democracy and Security

Above: Guyana President Donald Ramotar (OAS Photo/Juan Manuel Herrera) By the Caribbean Journal staff Governments must do more to “reduce poverty and inequality,” because “they pose the greatest threat to democracy and security in the region,” according to Guyana President Donald Ramotar. Ramotar was speaking at a protocolary session of the Permanent Council of the […]

Guyana Signs Financing Deals With European Union on Hydro Power, Sugar

 Above: Guyanese and EU officials By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana and the European Union signed tow financing agreements Friday to fund a micro-hydropower system and accompanying measures to the sugar sector. The total cost of the micro-hydropower system, which will be established at the Chiung River, will be approximately $909,554. Of that amount, the […]

Guyana's Case of the Missing Hansard

Above: Parliament in Guyana By the Caribbean Journal staff The Parliament office in Guyana has been given a period of two months to find and submit full Hansard records of the country’s National Assembly for the period January 1985 to December 1992, following a motion by the Opposition A Partnership for National Unity. Hansard is […]

Guyana, Mexico Seek Stronger Ties

Above: Guyana President Donald Ramotar and Mexican Ambassador Francisco Olguin By the Caribbean Journal staff Mexico’s new Ambassador to Guyana, Francisco Olguin, presented his letters of credence today as Mexico’s second-ever Ambassador to the country. The move came ahead of the CARICOM/Mexico Summit later this month. Guyana President Donald Ramotar said he was looking forward […]

India and Guyana Conclude Studies on Low-Carbon Development Projects

Above: Guyana President Donald Ramotar meets with the Indian team By the Caribbean Journal staff Specialists from India’s Energy and Research Institute have completed the technical studies on priority projects under Guyana’s Low-Carbon Development Strategy. The two-month endeavour, which came in accordance with a Memorandum of Understanding between Guyana and TERI, has its origins in […]

Guyana President to Visit Washington, DC

Above: Guyana President Donald Ramotar By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana President Donald Ramotar will lead a high-level delegation this weekend to Washington, DC. The visit will include discussions with United States officials, representatives from multilateral agencies and the Guyanese Diaspora in Washington. The meetings will be held from May 12 to May 19, according […]

Guyana Swears in Sandra Jones as Newest Elections Commissioner

Above: Jones is sworn in by Guyana President Donald Ramotar (right) By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana has sworn in Sandra Valerie Jones as a new commissioner of the Guyana Elections Commission. Jones replaced the late Robert Williams, a former deputy mayor, who passed away in January. Guyana President Donald Ramotar, who performed the ceremony, […]

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