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Hers is a perfectly ordinary story. She was raised in poverty.

The oil and gas industry is facing strong competition in attracting science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) talent but almost half of the younger generation is interested in the industry, according to a survey released by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company.

Kitco Market Data Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday May 16, 2019

The Government Analyst-Food & Drugs Department’s (GAFDD) disclosure earlier this week about the quality of the safety protocols practised by eating houses in Regions Four and Six, though acutely disturbing is really not at all surprising.

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Conscious of the concerns being raised in Guyana regarding the likely extent of the local content spinoff of its oil recovery operations offshore Guyana, ExxonMobil has been going to some lengths to make the point regarding what it says is its commitment to keeping Guyanese ‘in the loop’ as far as employment in the non-core aspects of its operations.

For all the economic options that seem set to be afforded by the advent of oil and gas, Guyana is not about to give up on those sectors that have, over the years, helped to sustain the country’s economy, not least, the gold mining industry.

It would be altogether worth the while for dress conscious Guyanese of all backgrounds, ages, cultural affiliations and dress preferences notwithstanding, to take themselves along to Anetha’s Elegance in the Courtyard Mall on Robb street (opposite the administrative offices of the Stabroek News).

The Jamaica banking sector is reportedly under pressure to roll back what has become a surfeit of hacking incidents targeting local commercial banks which is reportedly costing the banking sector around J$4 million per month.

Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday May 9, 2019Kitco is a Canadian company that buys and sells precious metals such as gold, copper and silver.

In October last year the state-run Department of Public Information (DPI) announced that the Small Business Procurement Programme enshrined in the Small Business Act of 2004 and under which 20% of state contracts pertaining to jobs of up to G$30 million would have come into effect in January of this year.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 824’s trading results showed consideration of $68,335,474 from 557,109 shares traded in 24 transactions as compared to session 823’s trading results which showed consideration of $13,209,451 from 165,863 shares traded in 9 transactions.

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Closer collaboration between the local private sector and the University of Guyana’s (UG) recently established School of Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation (SEBI) is likely to see the university play a key role in honing the skills necessary to help meet the requirements of the local business community, visiting Professor at SEBI, Dr Leyland Lucas, has told the Stabroek Business.

A letter published in the April 30th issue of the Kaieteur News ascribing political cronyism to the granting of a 500-acre of land in Linden to a Guyanese-born, US-based woman based on a proposal submitted for investment in a number of technology-driven initiatives which she says is aimed at raising the level of technological development in the community as generating hundreds of jobs has drawn sharp criticism from the investor who has dismissed its claims as “ill-informed, without foundation and clearly bent on mischief that derives from a thoroughly contrived perspective.”.

The Rupununi Ranchers Rodeo appeared to have lifted Lakeram Ropnarain’s spirits.