–FAO Director-General says (FAO) GLOBAL food security is threatened in many and often overlapping ways, including the impact of COVID-19, conflicts and persistent extreme climate conditions, a situation that makes market transparency and policy coordination critical, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), said Wednesday. “It is essential…
PARTICIPANTS of the Region 10 ‘Queen of gardening’ competition have begun reaping produce from the seedlings and agriculture inputs they received from the administration’s agriculture and market day committees. Joylyn Thegg on Wednesday told the Guyana Chronicle that while she had encountered some challenges due to torrential rainfall, she was able to see the fruits…
– ‘Top Cop’ announces 15 per cent decline in serious crimes FOR exceptional service over the year, some police officers were awarded $88.4 million in cash and prizes, on Thursday, at the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) 183rd Awards Ceremony, held at the Tactical Services Unit (TSU), Eve Leary, Georgetown. The ranks were awarded for their…
ONE of Guyana’s leading telecommunications services providers, Digicel, on Thursday launched its summer promotion, “Cash Vault,” which gives customers a chance to win up to $3 million in cash. Through the promotion which begins today and ends on August 25, Digicel customers will be able to qualify for the cash prize by collecting each letter…
(Barbados Today) BARBADIANS are being urged to take advantage of the emerging trade opportunities with Guyana in the area of agriculture, as the region continues to battle supply chain issues and continued price increases. Representative for the Guyana Office for Investment, Gavin Bovell, told Barbados TODAY that, with unabated price increases threatening the region’s food and nutrition…
–through intervention of President Ali A TIMELY intervention by President, Dr Irfaan Ali, has afforded toshaos of various hinterland communities the opportunity to engage domestic airline operators on rising airfares. President Ali on Thursday committed to convening a meeting with toshaos and airline operators following a discussion with indigenous leaders during the ongoing National Toshaos…
SOME 150 inmates from the Camp Street and New Amsterdam prisons recently graduated from various training programmes facilitated by the Guyana Prison Service (GPS), which are aimed at preparing them for reintegration into society. In a statement, the Prison Service said the areas of training were in anger management, literacy, drugs and alcohol prevention, tailoring,…
–turns sod for new $160M branch at Leonora THOUSANDS of Region Three residents stand to benefit from the ease of access to the types of services offered by the Demerara Bank, which on Thursday turned the sod for the construction of a $160 million branch at Leonora, on the West Coast of Demerara (WCD). The…
Jerome King, 65, of Princes Street, Georgetown believes if streets light were working when he was robbed of his motorcycle last month, the perpetrators could have been identified via the state’s CCTV cameras. King had picked up his wife from work on the night of June 14 and was moments away from his house when…
–authorities to approach National Assembly for $3B in supplementary financing for projects in areas of health, agriculture, education THE government is set to approach the National Assembly at the upcoming sitting next Thursday, for the approval of $3 billion in supplementary financing to make further investments in Amerindian and hinterland development, according to President Dr.…
