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Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded – Column 144 A recent letter in the Stabroek News by former Prime Minister Sam Hinds, now holder of one of Guyana’s top diplomatic posts, defending the Exxon oil contract reveals not just political expediency but, more disturbingly, a flippant dismissal of vital national interests.

Senior Officers of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) convened on Thursday for the annual Force Training Conference, setting the strategic training direction for 2025 and beyond.

In observance of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), the Ministry of Labour, in collaboration with the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, hosted a workshop on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, aimed at raising awareness and mobilizing to end all forms of violence against women and girls.

Get ready for a night of glitz, glamour, and unapologetic self-expression as Priyanka, the Canadian-born drag queen of Guyanese descent, takes centre stage at the Theatre Guild today.

AMMAN/BEIRUT,  (Reuters) – Syrian rebels said they seized control of the southern city of Daraa yesterday, the birthplace of a 2011 uprising against President Bashar al-Assad and the fourth city his forces have lost in a week.

MONTEVIDEO/BRUSSELS,  (Reuters) – The European Union and South America’s Mercosur bloc dragged a long-delayed free trade deal over the line yesterday, announcing an agreement – at least in principle – on the pact that has deeply divided nations in Europe.

BUCHAREST,  (Reuters) – Romania’s top court annulled an ongoing presidential election after accusations of Russian meddling and ruled yesterday the entire process, which had been due to conclude this weekend, would have to be re-run.

It has been almost one year since the Skeldon Municipal Market fire, and the vendors affected by the disaster continue to face challenges, including prolonged electricity wows that affects their livelihoods.

Recover Guyana, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) on Thursday launched its ENGAGE Project, a green entrepreneurship programme designed to empower youth across Guyana with tools, resources, and knowledge to initiate and maintain environmentally sustainable businesses in eco-tourism, renewable energy, waste management, organic farming and more.

(Trinidad Express) A San Fernando businessman was gunned down inside his vehicle on Thursday night.

OSLO,  (Reuters) – The value of Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, rose to a record 20 trillion crowns ($1.80 trillion) yesterday, doubling its value in just five years as oil and gas revenue flowed in and stock markets rose.

Guyana this week  joined 192 member States of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) in Chicago, United States, to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Chicago Convention.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) has approved US$250 million in financing to support two critical resilience and sustainability initiatives in Trinidad and Tobago—resilient road infrastructure and resilient educational infrastructure.

(Reuters) – New York City police believe the man who fatally shot a United-Health UNH.N top

In keeping with its commitment to support local content, SBM Offshore Guyana recently hosted its Vendor Day and Human Rights Workshop attended by over 50 Guyanese business representatives.

SANTO DOMINGO, (Reuters) – The Dominican Republic yesterday reported its largest ever cocaine seizure, saying it found some 9.5 metric tons of cocaine hidden in a banana shipment that arrived at a port in Santo Domingo, the capital.

NAIROBI, (Reuters) – Nearly 20 of the roughly 400 Kenyan police officers serving in Haiti on a U.N.-backed

-says `national patrimony is at severe risk’ Opposition representative on the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Board Terrence Campbell today declared it a rubber stamp and said that his efforts for justification for withdrawals from the Fund have been stymied.

NAIROBI, (Reuters) – Nearly 20 of the roughly 400 Kenyan police officers serving in Haiti on a U.N.-backed

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the State Department and “deep state” elements in the U.S.