Guyana
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Stakeholders make ‘concrete and constructive suggestions’ for regional coconut industry
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC -Stakeholders in the Caribbean coconut industry say they have come up with some “concrete and constructive suggestions” geared at creating a shared vision and roadmap for the sector. They met here over the past two days at a workshop titled “Coconut Industry Development for the Caribbean: Towards a Shared Vision” as part of the weeklong activities marking…
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Guyana Minister lauds role of women in ensuring food security in the region
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana’s Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Jennifer Webster, says women’s empowerment must be seen as a catalyst for growth and diversity of CARICOM economies. She told delegates attending the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) that women’s empowerment is a catalyst for developing any society, and more so in the Caribbean. “This is probably a…
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Myrie was credible, sincere witness – CCJ
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Shanique Myrie’s sincerity in testifying about her treatment by Barbadian immigration officers impressed the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) and this was pivotal in their ground-breaking awarding of non-pecuniary damages to her in Friday’s ruling. “Given the totality of the evidence and its overall consistency, the Court was impressed by the sincerity of Ms Myrie and accepts…
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The CCJ and the rights of the little people
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyanese in particular, we suspect, will be strongly appreciative of the decision of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) concerning the Shanique Myrie case on freedom of movement in the Caricom area, pursuant to Article 207 of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas. For long before that date, and in consequence of the deep economic recession that had…
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Guyana receives shipment of fertiliser from Venezuela
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government said Monday it had received the first shipment of 5,000 tonnes of fertiliser from Venezuela under a revised agreement between the two countries. Agriculture Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy said the agreement would significantly boost the agricultural sector, as it will address the cost of production for agricultural products. Farmers have over the years…
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Making Caribbean Agriculture Climate Smart’ book launched in Guyana
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC — Two leading agricultural organisations have launched a book on agriculture in a climate-change Caribbean environment, as a leading agriculturalist warned that global climate change is one of the most serious threats to sustainable development in the region. The publication, “Making Caribbean Agriculture Climate Smart”, was launched during the Joint Technical Opening of Caribbean Week of Agriculture…
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Developed countries criticised over failure to transfer technology
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana’s Agriculture Minister, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, has criticised the world’s rich countries over their failure to transfer to developing nations the technology needed to fast track their development. Ramsammy said their failure has led to developing countries being unable to meet Millennium Development Goal (MDG) number 8. The MDGs are the world's time-bound and quantified targets…
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From farm to fork: improving nutrition in the Caribbean
GEORGETOWN, Guyana- Researchers from universities in Canada and the Caribbean will discuss improvements in the region's agriculture and nutrition during the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA2013): Linking the Caribbean for Regional Food and Nutrition Security and Rural Development, to be held in Guyana, October 4-12, 2013. Since 2011, researchers from the University of the West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago…
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Guyana could tap US$2.6M new FAO agri initiative
Georgetown, Guyana – The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have launched a new joint project to help developing countries, particularly fragile states, manage public investments in small-scale agriculture more effectively. The UN food agencies will co-finance the US$2.6 million initiative focusing on countries where a lack of strong national governance means…
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