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Kaieteur News (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
CGX Energy Inc., that was criticized a few days ago by President Bharrat Jagdeo, has announced that it is scheduled to start drilling in the second half of next year. Yesterday, CGX President Kerry Sully met with President Jagdeo in Georgetown, according to a statement from the company. “We were happy to report to the President that [...]
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Stabroek News (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
In its second statement in a month on the issue of a third term for President Bharrat Jagdeo, the PPP said yesterday that mischievous elements ...
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Stabroek News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Britain’s Prince Charles has praised the leadership of President Bharrat Jagdeo in the climate change arena. The Prince, at a meeting of his Rainforest Fund in ...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
A global emergency funding scheme to drastically reduce the destruction of tropical rainforests over the next five years was announced by the Prince of Wales today, with the US pledging $275m (£165m) towards rainforest protection. The plan relies on developed countries paying rainforest nations such as Brazil and Indonesia to reduce rates of deforestation and thereby cut carbon emissions. Currently,...
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Stabroek News (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
President Bharrat Jagdeo is to meet with representatives of Canadian oil exploration company, CGX Energy later this month and has warned that they need to ...
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WorldChanging: Tools, Models and Id (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Ben Block: For the past year, President Bharrat Jagdeo of Guyana has traveled the world offering to place his nation's forests under international supervision if other...
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ENN: Top Stories (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
For the past year, President Bharrat Jagdeo of Guyana has traveled the world offering to place his nation's forests under international supervision if other countries paid his citizens not to deforest the tropical landscapes. The campaign received major support last week when Norway announced a $30 million commitment for the small South American nation to implement an "avoided deforestation"...
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Stabroek News (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the TCL Group Dr Rollin Bertrand says he is willing to meet with President Bharrat Jagdeo to discuss the ongoing ...
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Stabroek News (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
-Jagdeo President Bharrat Jagdeo is maintaining that he will determine whether further action is needed on the pending police torture report, but assures that findings of ...
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Conservation Value Notes (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Big props to Norway for stepping up and leading the way as the world tries to figure out how to save the tropical rainforests that serve humanity as the lungs of our planet. Reuters reports that Norway has now ponied up as much as $250 million to help compensate the country of Guyana for the conservation value of their forests: "Saving the world's remaining tropical forests is a crucial element...
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Stabroek News (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Guyana’s US$250M five-year forest preservation deal with Norway was yesterday hailed as a “watershed moment” in this country’s history by President Bharrat Jagdeo who said ...
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Caribbean 360 (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Guyana's President Bharrat Jagdeo says the agreement which will see Norway providing US$250 million in exchange for Guyana's efforts to protect forests should be treated as a national achievement.
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Kaieteur News (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Dear Editor, When President Bharrat Jagdeo attended the recent Climate Change Conference at the United Nations here in New York, it was gleefully announced back home that a deal was struck with Venezuela for Guyana to supply rice to its western neighbour. A contract was said to have been signed and the Kaieteur News internet edition reported [...]
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Stabroek News (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
President Bharrat Jagdeo has called on the Caricom Secre-tariat to pay close attention to what is happening as it relates to the ability of Trinidad ...
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Kaieteur News (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
By Leonard Gildarie President Bharrat Jagdeo says that the country’s plan to revive the sugar industry does not involve workers losing their jobs but rather making adjustments to changes being made to ensure the continued viability of Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo). And some of these adjustments may involve the workers carrying out their duties in other locations. Jagdeo’s [...]
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