GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Friday, October 30, 2020) — The government has issued its COVID-19 Emergency Measures for November, adjusting the curfew hours to run from 10.30pm to 4 am. The Orders, gazetted today, become effective from Sunday November 1 and run ...
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In The Face Of A Pandemic, The World Turns To Trade
By Emilio Godoy Guest Contributor MEXICO Friday, October 30, 2020 (IPS) — Greatly affected by the coronavirus pandemic, international trade can play a key role in the economic recovery, but it must overcome obstacles, such as protectionism and commercial disputes, ...
Read More »The Day After The US Presidential Election
By Joaquín Roy Guest Contributor WASHINGTON, D.C. (Friday, October 30, 2020) (IPS) — For Europe, the region closest by culture and political tradition to the United States, the mood of the day after the presidential election may be very different ...
Read More »Jamaica Government Urges Dog Owners To Spay Or Neuter Pets
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Friday, October 30, 2020) — Minister of Justice, Delroy Chuck, is calling for dog owners to have their animals spayed or neutered, as one measure to reduce attacks on members of the public. He made the call, while ...
Read More »COVID-19 Pandemic Must Not Erode Sustainable Development Gains, Guyana President Tells G-77 Countries
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Friday, October 30, 2020) — President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, has called for an integrated response to the threats of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has been wreaking havoc across the globe. The President made this appeal in his ...
Read More »Guyana’s Attorney-General Anil Nandlall and Attorney Timothy Jonas To Be Appointed As Senior Counsels
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Friday, October 30, 2020) — Guyana’s Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Mohabir Anil Nandlall; and Attorney, Timothy Munro Jonas, Chairman of A New and United Guyana (ANUG) — a recently formed political party that contested in ...
Read More »Barbados Seeks To Strengthen Its Sports Relationship With Cuba
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (Friday, October 30, 2020) — Since 1972, Barbados has had an exceptional relationship with Cuba, and the government is seeking to strengthen this relationship in the area of sports. The ‘pushing of new frontiers’ in sports was one ...
Read More »Guyana Embarks On Seawall Beautification Project
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Friday, October 30, 2020) — Guyana’s First Lady, Arya Ali, on Wednesday, visited the Kingston seawall, following a stakeholders’ meeting, which was convened to discuss the development of the area into a tourist hub. The visit was conducted, ...
Read More »Jamaica Government Looking Into Declaring No-Build Zones
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Friday, October 30, 2020) — Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, announced that the government will be looking into declaring areas, prone to severe flooding and landslides, as no-build zones. “There are…some communities that shouldn’t be where they are… there ...
Read More »Barbados’ West Coast Project Brings Flood Relief
ST. JAMES, Barbados (Friday, October 30, 2020) — Residents and businesses in Holetown and Trents, St. James, are now seeing some relief from flooding, thanks to a project, implemented by the Ministry of Environment and National Beautification, with assistance from ...
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