Guyana Has Highest Immigration Rate In The World
Republished from News Americas, WASHINGTON, D.C., Tues. Oct. 27, 2020: A new report from a D.C. organization says immigration rate is one of the highest in the world from one…
University of Toronto Professor donates musical and science equipment to five secondary schools and UG
Guyanese- born University of Toronto Professor Rita Persaud has donated $18M in musical and science equipment to five secondary schools and the University of Guyana. Tapping into her network in…
Urgent need for improved structure to engage diaspora…
Foreign Secretary, Mr. Robert Persaud joined stakeholders and representatives of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in a virtual roundtable discussion commemorating the launch of the think tank’s…
STEMGuyana To Launch International Academy; NY GUYDA offers Scholarships For Vulnerable Students
STEMGuyana will launch an international STEM club on November 8th, 2020, in response to the overwhelmingly positive feedback from parents whose children attended the Summer Academy. The STEMGuyana International Academy…
Quick fix for hunger and climate goals? More spending on small farmers
ROME, Oct 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Global goals to tackle climate change and end hunger by 2030 are within reach if donors and developing nations help small farmers grow…
Telecoms service providers welcome sector liberalisation
Hours after announcing the formal liberalisation of Guyana’s telecommunications sector, Prime Minister, Hon. Brigadier (Retired) Mark Phillips handed over official licences to key stakeholders in the industry. The simple ceremony…
Coronavirus may increase child mortality in developing countries by 45 per cent: World Bank
(Reprint https://www.wionews.com/) The novel coronavirus pandemic will likely drive up child mortality rates in developing countries by slightly less than half of the current rate, World Bank president David Malpass…
Web design training planned for 30 inmates
Inmates of the Guyana Prison Service will soon be provided with training in web design through a collaboration between the GPS and the Citizens’ Security Strengthening Programme (CSSP). The goal…
140 inmates at Lusignan Prison test positive for COVID-19
One hundred and forty inmates at the Lusignan Prison have been diagnosed with COVID-19, following an ongoing screening campaign at the facility. Eighty of the affected prisoners have been relocated…
FATAL WORKPLACE ACCIDENT ON THE EAST COAST DEMERARA
There has been a fatal workplace accident of a 69-year old Engineer, Mr. Keith Scipio, after he reportedly fell from the fourth floor of a construction site at Happy Acres,…