Daily Archives: 05/23/2022

Guyana and Barbados launch “food terminal” for the region

05/23/2022 – 7:14 pm

By – sherrylynclarke@nationnews.com. Barbados — from CMC

Guyana and Barbados launch “food terminal” for the region

President of Guyana Dr Irfaan Ali (left) and Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley. (GP)

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The food import bill in Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states, may be reduced by up to 25 per cent in 2025 due to the establishment of the Guyana/Barbados food terminal in Barbados.

This is according to the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley who was speaking during a joint press conference on Friday with the Prime minister of Dominican Roosevelt Skerrit.       Continue reading →

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GUYANA: The PPP Government Voter Stabilisation Act – By GHK Lall

05/23/2022 – 8:31 am

GHK Lall

Kaieteur News – May 22, 2022 Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column

Encouraging Events, Disturbing Developments…

It is a wonderful thing, this Presidential menu of relief measures involving hinterland communities, farmers, and homeowners. It comes with slippage, a huge one: plenty people left out. Yes, I understand the Lord giveth. In Guyana, Lord Ali of Leonora, Santa Rosa, pockets of Demerara, somehow forgot to remember that he the leader of a mixed society called Guyana. When he and his people left out the other people, the PNC people, the encouraging faded, the disturbing invaded. How could this be, Dr. Excellency?              Continue reading →

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