Guyana: Poor Farmers Helped To Plant New Crops
24 July 2008 - A new United Nations-backed project will help more than 5,000 small farmers in Guyana diversify into new crops to help them compete in international markets. ...
Scoop.co.nz: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:13:54 GMT |
Guyana accuses Europe of trade bullying
The Caribbean could suffer economically if a proposed free trade agreement between several regional countries and the European Union is signed because of damaging flaws in the deal, according to Bharrat Jagdeo, Guyana’s president. ...
Financial Times: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:50:24 GMT |
BIRDBRAIN HAS WINGS CLIPPED
A passenger on a flight from Guyana was charged with smuggling 13 finches into the country to use in singing contests, authorities said. Customs agents noticed bird feed in the luggage of Terrence McLean at JFK Airport, the complaint says, and... ...
New York Post: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:16:46 GMT |
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(Reuters) - West Indies reached 269 for nine at the close in reply to Sri Lanka’s 476 for eight declared on the third day of the first test in Georgetown, Guyana on Monday. ...
Tiscali: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:42:35 GMT |
Barbara Ann Teer, 71, Dies; Promoted Black Arts
Ms. Teer, who founded the National Black Theater, gave up a promising career in commercial entertainment to concentrate on developing African-American culture in Harlem. ...
New York Times: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:24:41 GMT |
Congress sends Bush expanded global AIDS program
The Congress on Thursday approved a large expansion of a program to fight AIDS and other diseases raging in Africa and elsewhere, sending the measure to President George W. Bush, who is expected to sign it into law. ...
Reuters via Yahoo! News: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:21:14 GMT |
Barbara Ann Teer, Founder of National Black Theatre, Inc., Dies at 71
Dr. Barbara Ann Teer, the founder of the National Black Theatre Inc., died at her home July 21. She was 71. No cause was given. ...
Playbill via Yahoo! News: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00:34 GMT |
CITY WING NUTS
There must be something in the air. Three men in the last week have been arrested for smuggling illegal songbirds, hidden within their luggage, into the country, authorities said. Two of the men were caught at Kennedy Airport with Guyanese... ...
New York Post: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:51:43 GMT |
S. Asians spice it up
Masala! Mehndi! Masti! festival that starts today is expected to draw 100,000 ...
Toronto Sun: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:06:29 GMT |
US Congress sends Bush expanded global AIDS program
Source: Reuters By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, July 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress on Thursday approved a large expansion of a program to fight AIDS and other diseases raging in Africa and elsewhere, sending the ... ...
AlertNet: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:28:33 GMT |
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Moreover: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:14:00 GMT |
S. Asians spice it up
the vestiges of any particular nationality,' Mathur says. WIDE RANGE 'Having South Asian heritage, one can be from Guyana, Fiji, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh or Bhutan and still be Canadian. That is what we aim to represent.' Starting ...
Moreover: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:14:00 GMT |
Are you going to the Olympics in Beijing?
The Lower Hudson Valley will be well-represented in the Beijing Olympics.James Blake of Yonkers (tennis), Courtney King-Dye, who trains in Bedford (dressage), McLain Ward of Brewster (equestrian), Sarah Mergenthaler, former coach at American Yacht Club ...
Moreover: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:59:00 GMT |
Jamaicans on top against Barbados in TCL UNDER-19 challenge
removing Nick Blackwood on the stroke of lunch. Creary, who made a century in the previous match against Guyana, was on course for another big score before giving a return catch to Cummins, who finished with three for 44 from 13 overs. Holder, who ...
Moreover: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:35:00 GMT |
US Congress sends Bush expanded global AIDS program
infected, according to the United Nations. The U.S. funds will be directed at sub-Saharan Africa, Vietnam, Haiti and Guyana, where AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis outbreaks are concentrated. The legislation will also lift a U.S. ban, in place since 1987 ...
Moreover: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:21:00 GMT |
First batch graduating from course for Ruimveldt vulnerables
RUIMVELDT Life Improvement Centre, in collaboration with Guyana Micro Projects Programme, will be hosting a graduation ceremony for the first batch of 52 graduates from the initial phase. ...
Moreover: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:55:00 GMT |
Government of Guyana, CYP consolidate strategic partnership
-Youth Minister reaffirms his governments support for establishing a Centre of Excellence in the Caribbean THE Government of Guyana has reaffirmed its commitment to young people in the Caribbean by pledging to work in partnership with the regions ...
Moreover: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:55:00 GMT |
Eighty-five students begin GDF work-study stint
EIGHTY-FIVE students drawn from 19 schools and organizations across the country are undergoing work-study stints at the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), all part of a strategy employed by the Ministry of Education in preparing them for the work environment. ...
Moreover: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:55:00 GMT |
GWI assures Barticians efforts underway to improve water supply
THE Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has signalled its intention to intensify its revenue campaign to collect outstanding amounts owed by residents of Bartica. ...
Moreover: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:55:00 GMT |
First nations named for REDD funding
They are the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia and Madagascar in Africa; Bolivia, Costa Rica, Guyana, Mexico and Panama in Latin America as well as Nepal, Laos and Vietnam in Asia. The Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) ...
Moreover: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:35:00 GMT |
GWI REHABILITATING RUPTURED MAIN ALONG VLISSENGEN ROAD
GUYANA Water Inc. (GWI) has announced the commencement of work to rehabilitate the damaged transmission main, which resulted in lower water pressure for users in some sections of Georgetown. H. Nauth ...
Moreover: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:32:00 GMT |
GPL BLAMES CONSTANT RAINSTORMS FOR PROLONGED POWER OUTAGES
By Michel Outridge GUYANA Power & Light (GPL) has said the pronounced power outages in Georgetown are due to constant rainstorms that have been occurring. Speaking at a media briefing Tuesday, in the Middle ...
Moreover: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:32:00 GMT |
RAMSAMMY SPELLS OUT IMPROVEMENTS IN HEALTH CARE DELIVERY
of desperation on the part of the opposition to downplay successes in improving the quality of healthcare in Guyana. Ramsammy also stressed that the health sector is not a political football, but it is concerned with the health care of the people, ...
Moreover: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:32:00 GMT |
CUBAN DOCTORS IN GIVING OF LIFE BLOOD DRIVE
importance of donating blood. Ms. Shammeza Mangal, from the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) in Georgetown, told the Guyana Chronicle that nationals of this country are not cultured to donate blood and, as a result, the ministry is conducting a ...
Moreover: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:31:00 GMT |
Sunshine Girls, T&T in netball showdown
removing Nick Blackwood on the stroke of lunch. Creary, who made a century in the previous match against Guyana, was on course for another big score before giving a return catch to Cummins, who finished with 3-44 from 13 overs. Holder, who dismissed ...
Moreover: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:27:00 GMT |
US citizen arrested in Guyana for possession of cocaine
By Kevin Lindon Caribbean Net News Guyana Correspondent Email: kevin@caribbeannetnews.com GEORGETOWN, Guyana: A twenty-one-year-old United States citizen was arrested with over five million dollars (US$25,000) worth of cocaine on Wednesday morning in ...
Moreover: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:06:00 GMT |
Guyana named among developing states to receive World Bank climate change financing
By Kevin Lindon Caribbean Net News Guyana Correspondent Email: kevin@caribbeannetnews.comGEORGETOWN, Guyana: Guyana is one of 14 states that have been selected to receive funding to engage in programmes that help combat tropical deforestation and climate ...
Moreover: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:05:00 GMT |
New York institute says government actions threatening democracy in Guyana
Rickford Burke is the president of the Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy ...
Moreover: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:05:00 GMT |
Poor farmers in Guyana helped to plant new crops by UN agency
? A new United Nations-backed project will help more than 5,000 small farmers in Guyana diversify into new crops to help them compete in international markets. The UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is providing nearly $7 million ...
Moreover: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:33:00 GMT |
HOPE. Congress approves $48b global AIDS program, Bush to sign.
infected, according to the United Nations. The U.S. funds will be directed at sub-Saharan Africa, Vietnam, Haiti and Guyana, where AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis outbreaks are concentrated. The legislation will also lift a U.S. ban, in place since 1987 ...
Moreover: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:24:00 GMT |
Bajans off the pace
if it ends in a draw, they would have to depend on the outcome of the game between Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago. Defeat would almost certainly leave the hosts with no chance after starting the final round of matches three points ahead of Guyana and ten ...
Moreover: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:04:00 GMT |
Trinis hold Guyana to 227
. by LOUIS HOLDER A SOMEWHAT DEPLETED Trinidad and Tobago team were still able to restrict defending champions Guyana to 227 all out on the first day of their TCL Group Under-19 Challenge match at Lester Vaughan Secondary School Ground yesterday. ...
Moreover: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:04:00 GMT |
College Basketball Team To Deliver Shoes To Peru
in Washington, D.C., and Virginia. Samaritan's Feet plans to send shoes to Uganda and Mozambique in Africa, and Guyana in South America later this year. The mission of the Christian-based charity is to send 10 million shoes in 10 years to children living ...
Moreover: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:49:00 GMT |
Buckeyes Yesenia Luces and Curlyne Wynn...
begins Wednesday with Trinidad and Tobago opening against Jamaica in the round-robin series. The team will then face Guyana Thursday and Barbados Saturday before starting championship playoffs Sunday. The event is being held at the National Hockey Centre ...
Moreover: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:41:00 GMT |
Buckeyes Propel Trinidad and Tobago to...
member of the Trinidad and Tobago offense. Luces also had a hat trick in the 7-0 defeat of Guyana during the round-robin segment of the tournament. Luces wrapped up her time with the Ohio State field hockey team Nov. 1 with a 3-0 loss to Penn State in the ...
Moreover: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:40:00 GMT |
Developed states should do more
that the Ministry of Health continues to seek ways of further improving the standards of health care in Guyana . It will ease our health burden and can also benefit persons from other countries as well. SHEILA HOOSEIN ====================== I believe ...
Moreover: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:02:00 GMT |
Easing the health burden
fact that the PPP does tremendously well in Government? It is a fact that they have not decimated Guyana economically, socially and politically in spite of what the main opposition does to destabilise the country. So the comparative that is being used is ...
Moreover: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:01:00 GMT |
PPP has done well in Government
to weaken the continued opposition of small states at the WTO. LILLIAN CHIN ====================== The PPP Government of Guyana is an elected dictatorship according to one Eusi Kwayana. ...
Moreover: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:01:00 GMT |
Solution must be found quickly
I would say that the Bell 206 helicopters can do the job in Guyana. It is working everywhere else. D. RODRIGUES ====================== Call for trolley-carts Regarding tourism in Guyana, the airport should put in place trolley-carts (like other airports ...
Moreover: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:01:00 GMT |
Call for trolley-carts
I would say that the Bell 206 helicopters can do the job in Guyana. It is working everywhere else. D. RODRIGUES ====================== Regarding tourism in Guyana, the airport should put in place trolley-carts (like other airports around the world) so ...
Moreover: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:01:00 GMT |
VAT not responsible for high C-O-L
But this is Guyana of course and encouraging the development of journalisms professional ethics is more likely to be seen as an infringement on the tawdriness that passes as normalcy in todays media. And ...
Moreover: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:01:00 GMT |
