FRIDAY 19th April, 2024
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No. 107417
US recommits ‘unwavering support’ for Guyana’s sovereignty
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‘Our culture is integral in societies that we are building’ - President Ali says after receiving prestigious UWI American Foundation Legacy Award
WHILE assuring every member of the regional community that the prosperity of Guyana will lead to the prosperity of the Caribbean region, President, Dr Irfaan Ali has called for them to remain on the right side of history and forge more partnerships that will better the lives of all. Dr Ali received the Legacy Award at the American Foundation for the University
of the West Indies’ (UWI) 27th Annual Awards Gala in New York, on Thursday. With Guyana recently raising a substantial amount of funds for the People of Palestine in less than seven hours, President Ali said that more initiatives like this will continue. Dr Ali used the opportunity to bring attention to what is happening in the sister Caribbean Community (CAR-
ICOM) state, Haiti. He said: “They have suffered for too long and too little has been done by too many of us.” As the President asked where the urgency is for the People of Haiti, he noted that our region always had the moral standing to be on the right side of history. He then said: “We must never allow any circumstance or changing conditions to
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change the way we approach the situation regionally and globally.” Dr Ali called on the region to explore more innovative ways in which “we” can
- Jagdeo affirms as GPL gears up for integration of power ship
help UWI by incentivizing studying there through the taxation system and through support to from corporate sector. The Guyanese Head of
State then said: “We cannot build a society where our culture is uprooted. Our culture is an integral part in the societies that we are building.”
No discrimination More workers, $26B to construct IDPADA-G’s massive questionable complaint filed by equipment deployed Hope-like canals credibility on the IDPADA-G with ERC to clear debris - as gov’t looks to improve Guyana’s Subhan confirms at radar for years -Permanent at Stabroek drainage, irrigation infrastructure Forum on SEE PAGE
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- millions of dollars to be spent on rehabilitation of sluices countrywide
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- Dr Jagdeo highlights
People of African Descent
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Market wharf
US$1M mobilisation fee paid for two-year rental of power ship
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