TUESDAY 9th July, 2024
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‘Time to position Brand Guyana globally’
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–– President Ali urges local private sector as int’l restaurant chain P.F. Chang’s opens in Georgetown
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President Dr. Irfaan Ali and a government team which included several ministers met with a French business delegation at the Office of the President on Monday. The delegation, led by Philippe Gautier, CEO of MEDEF International—France’s leading private business network— featured business leaders from France in the agriculture, aviation, ICT, infrastructure, and other sectors. The discussions focused on the group expanding their interests and exploring investment opportunities in Guyana. MEDEF International is also in Guyana to attend the Caribbean Investment Forum (CIF) which opens at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre on Wednesday (OP photo)
An eight-member preliminary team from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), led by Lt. Col. Andy Pompey, has been sent to Grenada to conduct a thorough damage assessment and needs analysis following the passage of Hurricane Beryl. This analysis is being done ahead of the deployment of a larger contingent from the GDF, which will assist in rebuilding critical infrastructure necessary for restoring normalcy in the island’s affected communities. Meanwhile, a boat with hurricane relief supplies that departed Guyana on Sunday, is expected to arrive in St. Vincent today (OP photo)
Guyana could earn US$778.6M deposited Real-time monitoring $1B investment in Sophia’s into NRF from 13 of oil production developmental projects to more from its forest, biodiversity April to June 2024 being done enhance living standards SEE PAGE
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–– President Ali says, announces plans to intensify talks on economic modelling for biodiversity, climate and ecological services –– calls on EPA to be more proactive
–– NRF, Public Accountability and Oversight Committee Annual Reports presented to Parliament –– notification of petroleum revenues paid into the NRF made
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–– Dr Jagdeo discloses; says gov’t agencies present offshore
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Guyana gov’t, private sector to host job fair in New York
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