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One of the more challenging consequences of the flooding that attended the recent heavy rainfall was the need for cattle farmers to move their livestock to higher ground. 

The World Bank is alerting the Caribbean and Latin America to the fact that the ensuing Covid-19 pandemic is likely to significantly increase the size of the poverty footprint on the region than that which had obtained prior to its advent.

With the economic challenges arising out of the advent of the coronavirus pandemic still some distance away from being overcome, the Biden administration is reportedly in the process of formulating plans for a Caribbean Region Trade Mission and Business Conference in October.

Indigenous people living on the frontline of climate change could offer potentially ground-breaking insight into biodiversity protection and sustainability, but they urgently need help to withstand a growing number of threats to their way of life, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) said on Friday.

International oil companies have laid out detailed plans to drive down carbon emissions.

The French oil exploration and production company Total Energies is celebrating its enhanced reputation in the field of oil prospecting after having collaborated with Qatar Petroleum to clinch a contract for a major drilling operation offshore Suriname.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Countries developing new oil, gas and coal projects should make sure they come with technology that can reduce the emissions to zero, John Kerry, the U.S.

Kitco Market Data Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday July 1, 2021

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 921’s trading results showed consideration of $59,934,425 from 239,487 shares traded in 31 transactions as compared to session 920’s trading results which showed consideration of $57,632,338 from 719,635 shares traded in 14 transactions.

Last Tuesday’s media release issued by the Guyana Manufacturers’ & Services Associaion (GMSA) on the subject of the proliferation of illegal “food, drugs and cosmetics” into Guyana goes to the heart of a considerable challenge which the country has had to face over many years.

With relations between Guyana and Suriname experiencing a unique moment in the history of the two South American republics, the authorities in the respective capitals, Georgetown and Paramaribo, would, one feels, be decidedly reluctant to break a lance over an issue that has remained a bone of contention between the two countries.

Traipse through history of the evolution of cheese, with detours through several indigenous varieties of this much-loved dairy product and you are likely to find that a stunning range of difference of opinion surrounds the origins of Paneer.

These are not the best of times for market vendors. The overwhelming majority of them are women, many are single parents with young children, their attendant responsibilities extending way beyond plying their demanding trade in municipal markets across the country.

The Geneva-based International Labour Organization (ILO) is reporting that delegates from 181 countries representing governments, workers, and employers, at the International Labour Conference (ILC) have unanimously adopted a Global Call to Action for a human-centred COVID-19 recovery that prioritises the creation of decent jobs for all and addresses the inequalities caused by the crisis in a manner that is “fully inclusive, sustainable and resilient.”

DOHA: A consortium including Qatar Petroleum has been awarded two offshore blocks in Suriname, under Production Sharing Contracts as part of the recent Suriname offshore bid round.

By Brooke Glasford In recent research on startup businesses, I realized that so many are being started by young professionals —  dentists, doctors, attorneys, aeronautical engineers.

The Trinidad Guardian reported on Monday this week that “thousands of businesses facing hardship” have had no option but to “permanently close their doors” on account of decisions by commercial banks not to provide them with extensions of loans.

Despite a “virtual standstill in tourism” resulting from the coronavirus pandemic and the constraints that it has placed on travel, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is reporting that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member state, Barbados, has made “good progress in implementing its Economic Recovery and Transformation (BERT) plan to restore fiscal and debt sustainability, rebuild reserves, and increase growth.”