UN Women partners with company on gender lens investment

UN Women partners with company on gender lens investment

(Loop Caribbean News)- Gender lens investing is paramount for the Caribbean’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 crises and inclusive and sustainable development. This, as McKinsey Global Institute found, that by closing the economic gender gap, there could be an estimated increase of US$28 trillion to the global gross domestic product (GDP) by the year 2025. On Human Rights…

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The Hassan’s: A family of entrepreneurs pushing other business owners

The Hassan’s: A family of entrepreneurs pushing other business owners

By Kurt Campbell Kurt@newsroom.gy Some 20 years ago, the incidental spotting of a sign that read “hairdressing classes offered here” and a brief moment of consideration would later brand a stay-at-home mother a successful entrepreneur and change the economic trajectory for a family. That is the experience of Paulene Hassan popularly known as ‘Sherry’. She,…

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Support efforts underway for 6,500 flood-affected households

Support efforts underway for 6,500 flood-affected households

–Pomeroon area identified as most impacted by inundation PRIME Minister, Brigadier (ret’d) Mark Phillips, has said that the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) is moving apace with its efforts to assist flood-affected residents nationwide. While extensive flooding over the past weeks has affected some 6,500 households throughout Regions One to Six, not all are severely impacted.…

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Three persons win with GTT’s ‘Opt in & Win’ e-billing campaign

Three persons win with GTT’s ‘Opt in & Win’ e-billing campaign

THREE more Guyana Telephone and Telegraph company (GTT) customers have won prizes through the telecommunications company’s “Opt in & Win” e-billing campaign. Randy Ramsaroop from Diamond; Nadira Gangapersaud from Gordon Street, Kitty, and Carol Carmichael from Berbice were announced the winners of the competition, on the company’s social media page, on December 14, 2021. Ramsaroop…

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