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Local agro-processors and other small- and medium-sized businesses in the creative sectors are still awaiting word on government’s response to a request for the state to help finance the participation of a local contingent in the Florida International Trade & Cultural Expo and Conference (FITCE) in October.

The creations of Swetlana Ophelia Kingston Creations pose a compelling challenge to what often appears to be a widely held belief that ‘nice things’ are only created in urban environments where all of the enabling ‘tools’ are easily reachable and where requisites like reliable electricity (one accepts that this assertion is, these days, easily challengeable) are usually far more reliable than in rural and hinterland communities.

By Shirley Bahadur With regional governments and its private sector urging more agriculture production as a way of protecting the Caribbean Community from the risk of food shortages, comes word from the President of the local Supermarket’s Association that there remains the challenge of consistency, quality and reliability of agriculture products… In the past weeks T&T has held two major agri expos-one in south and the other in north-to promote local eating while highlighting the many benefits of becoming part of the sector including establishing lucrative businesses.

The now deceased renowned American chef, cookbook author, and television personality, James Beard, is credited with the saying that “good bread is the most satisfying of all foods.”

The Stabroek Business first met Sandra Craig, the owner of the SS Natural Fruit Flavors brand in 2017 she was part of the Guyana contingent to the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) in Barbados.

With Starr Computers having done much to position itself at the head of the local information technology ‘pack’, the company’s Chief Executive Officer Mike Mohan never seems to tire in his efforts to ensure that the company continues to lead the way.

Faced with the identical challenge that had plagued Guyana some years ago, the government of Trinidad and Tobago is seeking, seemingly, to go down the same road travelled here by moving to impose a ban on scrap metal exports in order to put a brake on years of targeting by thieves of vital installations including national telecommunications infrastructure, for the stripping of metals, particularly copper, to feed a thriving international scrap metal market.

Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday September 1, 2022Kitco is a Canadian company that buys and sells precious metals such as gold, copper and silver.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 982’s trading results showed consideration of $72,128,376 from 181,211 shares traded in 49 transactions as compared to session 981’s trading results, which showed consideration of $9,716,240 from 29,758 shares traded in 16 transactions.

Anyone who is even reasonably familiar with the local agro-processing community would agree that it comprises, for the most part, a hardy breed of Guyanese from all walks of life and ethnicities who have combined ingenuity and a sense of enterprise and who have ‘worked wonders’ transforming a bewildering array of fruits and vegetables into high quality condiments that have attracted market attention and patronage here in Guyana, the Caribbean, and outside the region.

If for no other reason than the fact that both Guyana and neighboring Suriname are now attracting a significantly greater measure of regional and international attention than had been the case just a few years earlier, on account of their recent world class oil discoveries in their respective territorial waters, the October sixteenth annual offering of the Berbice Expo and Trade Fair usually hosted by the Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce seems set to assume a deeper significance this year.

Local agro processors and other small and medium-sized businesses in the creative sectors are awaiting word on government’s response to the request for the state to help finance the participation of a local contingent in the Florida International Trade & Cultural Expo and Conference (FITCE) in October.

By Tessa Drayton “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and 5 minutes to ruin it” – Warren Buffet.

With food and fashion being among the ‘go to’ options for the promotion of countries beyond their borders, Guyana will not be among the seven (7) Caribbean countries seizing the opportunity afforded by the forthcoming Speciality & Fine Food Fair (SFFF) at the Olympia Hotel in London on September 5th and 6th.

Reprinted from Trinidad Guardian Thursday August 25, 2022 Last week, I sat down with the President of Guyana Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali to discuss, among other things, the challenge his country is sure to face in managing the inflow of large amounts of US dollars from the massive discoveries that have so far, and I stress on so far, been made by US energy giant Exxon.

Caribbean fashion is always in season and right on time. Ten designers from across the region will be heading to showcase and promote their brands at one of the leading international marketplaces – Autumn Fair at Birmingham, UK from 4-7 September 2022, funded by the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) and the European Union (EU).

With Jamaica having firmly established itself as the most successful territory in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in the areas of agro-processing and snack food production, Rainforest Caribbean Ltd.,

By Peter Christopher Trinidad Guardian The people of the Caribbean have largely forgotten the art of farming, and it is imperative that we relearn the skill.