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Region gets US$28M to boost food security No.106847
–– President Ali makes proposal for additional US$25M for women and youth in agriculture By Jared Liddell
GUYANA and Caribbean nations will benefit from US$28M from the US to increase food production in the region, President Dr. Irfaan Ali announced on Thursday. The President made the announcement following a meeting with US Vice-President
Kamala Harris in Washington. According to President Ali, the funds will be available immediately for shortterm activities to support the increase in regional food production, and bettering agriculture in the region. see stroy on page 3
Census 2022 begins
THE Bureau of Statistics on September 15, Census Day, began the enumeration process of counting all people in Guyana, in the National Population and Housing Census 2022, starting with the households of the President, Prime Minister, and the Leader of the Opposition. According to a release, census-takers started the count in households with First Lady Arya Ali and son Zayd Ali at State
House, then continued with the Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, his wife, Mignon Bowen-Phillips, and their daughter, Maya Phillips, at his official residence. Later in the day, the Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton and family were counted at his private residence on the East Coast of Demerara.
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President, Dr Irfaan Ali with US Vice-President Kamala Harris
O&G companies must pay local suppliers within 45 days
SHORTER payment timelines are now available to Guyanese companies that supply oil-and-gas companies, SBM Offshore and Halliburton, among others following the approval of amendments to their respective local-content master plans on Thursday. According to a release from the Local Content Secretariat, these amendments, which are included in the five-year local content plan and are enforceable by law, will now see contractors and sub-con-
First Lady Arya Ali during the exercise on Thursday
tractors operating in the nation’s petroleum sector issuing -payments to Guyanese suppliers within 30 to 45 days, following the receipt of a correct invoice. The signing, which took place in the boardroom of the Ministry of Natural Resources’ head office in Kingston, Georgetown, comes on the heels of a newly-proposed modification by the Local Content Secretariat.
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DPP discontinues private criminal charge against Crime Chief Elections CoI to be completed within seven months
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