Brazilian President to visit Guyana on Friday

Brazilian President to visit Guyana on Friday

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonoro is set to make an official visit to Guyana on Friday to discuss areas of cooperation and other bilateral matters with President Irfaan Ali. Mr. Bolsonoro was forced to cancel a planned trip to Guyana in January following the death of his mother. Earlier this year, he held joint talks with…

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In the Digital Age, there can be no guarantees against being hacked!

In the Digital Age, there can be no guarantees against being hacked!

THE Association of Caribbean Media Workers’ (ACM’s) statement for World Press Freedom Day 2022, says the theme ‘Journalism Under Digital Siege’ is important because the environment within which journalists in the Caribbean operate “is becoming increasingly perilous” as “many countries have already enacted legislation to intercept communication and counter what they regard as cybercrime”. It…

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IICA announces 15 startups offering digital solutions for agriculture in Americas

IICA announces 15 startups offering digital solutions for agriculture in Americas

SEVEN startups specialising in agricultural innovation from Argentina, two from Brazil and Chile and four more from Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico and Peru were chosen to participate in Digital Agriculture Week. The event was organised by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Bayer, Microsoft and the World Bank to exchange and promote ideas and…

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MoU inked for historic FIFA Football for Schools programme in Guyana

MoU inked for historic FIFA Football for Schools programme in Guyana

Football’s world governing body FIFA, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the historic Football for Schools Programme. The signing was done on Wednesday at GFF’s National Training Facility, Providence, by key personnel of the aforementioned institutions.…

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