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GuyExpo 2024 was last evening launched at the National Exhibition Centre at Sophia.

The Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme has announced the launch of its new component aimed at enhancing biodiversity monitoring in Guyana.

DENVER, (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil (XOM.N),  will cut nearly 400 jobs in Texas following its purchase of shale producer Pioneer Natural Resources, according to a regulatory filing.

LIMA,  (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping launched a week-long diplomatic blitz of South America yesterday by inaugurating a massive deep-water port in Peru, a $1.3 billion investment by Beijing as it seeks to expand trade and influence on the continent.

Residents and farmers from Alliance Road and neighbouring areas in Timehri, East Bank Demerara will soon benefit from agricultural interventions, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said yesterday.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, Matt Gaetz, faced growing scrutiny from his fellow congressional Republicans yesterday, with one saying he “absolutely” wants to review an unreleased report examining allegations of sexual misconduct.

The Ministry of Health’s, Mental Health Unit in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and the Office of the President, recently held a two-day Mental Health Training for teachers.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of Tulsi Gabbard as U.S.

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – Residents of Solino and Nazon, central neighbourhoods in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, fled their homes yesterday as gangs spread to one of the few remaining areas of town not already under their control.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump said yesterday he has selected Robert F.

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – A Brazilian federal court ruled miners Vale VALE3.SA,

As the United Kingdom Trade Mission wrapped up its visit here, members of the delegation met with Councillors of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) on November 13 at a networking event at Palm Court.

(Reuters) – Canada’s foreign minister yesterday expressed deep concern about “catastrophic” humanitarian conditions across Gaza and warned about “the life-threatening levels of acute malnutrition.”

BUENOS AIRES,  (Reuters) – Argentina’s country risk index plunged yesterday to its lowest level since July 2019 as markets showed confidence in its public debt performance, fiscal surplus, inflation curbs and government dollar buybacks under libertarian President Javier Milei.

Export Development Canada (EDC), the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC), and a group of Canadian businesses are currently visiting Guyana and a meeting was convened yesterday at the Ministry of Housing and Water.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said today that the suicide bomber who tried to get into the top court on Wednesday had intended to blow up the building, casting it as part of a growing wave of attacks on democracy.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Global oil supply will exceed demand in 2025 even if OPEC+ cuts remain in place, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said today, as rising production from the United States and other outside producers outpaces sluggish demand.

(Trinidad Guardian) Under heavy clouds, Woodland residents prepared for possible evacuation as floodwaters from the South Oropouche River Basin rose, spreading across the lower plains and flooding homes.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday said that the $100,000 cash grant will be paid to most persons here before Christmas with pensioners and public servants poised to get theirs by the end of this month.

The Guyana Government yesterday signed a second deal for a powership which will see 75 megawatts (MW) of energy supplied in two phases.