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SEPROD DOUBLES DOWN ON CARIBBEAN
Jamaica Observer
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July 30, 2025
SCOTT...we can move duty-free to a shelf anywhere in the Caribbean (Photo: Joseph Wellington) SEPROD Limited is accelerating its regional expansion as newly imposed US tariffs begin to weigh on product performance, particularly in its biscuit...
The tripartite illusion
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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Wesley Gibbings In small economies such as ours in the Caribbean, there are bound to be anomalies in the formal arrangements designed to achieve industrial peace, and ensuing wealth generation, involving workers, employers, and...
Seprod looking to extract more synergies from workforce
The Gleaner
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July 30, 2025
Manufacturing and distribution company Seprod Limited is looking to extract maximum benefit from its acquisition programme over the last two years. Reporting to shareholders on Monday, CEO Richard Pandohie said since the company’s last annual...
Aker BP strengthens North Sea portfolio with Japex agreement
Oilfield Technology
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July 28, 2025
Save to read list Published by Emilie Grant, Editorial Assistant Oilfield Technology, Monday, 28 July 2025 09:00 Aker BP ASA has entered into an agreement with Japex Norge AS to swap a 10% interest in the Aker BP-operated Alve Nord development and...
When a Dutch Drug Kingpin Needed a New Base, Sierra Leone Welcomed Him With Open Arms
New Lines Magazine
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July 28, 2025
It was just after 2 a.m. on New Year’s Day, 2023, when Hussein Fawaz joined the growing line outside Scarlet, an exclusive nightclub at a seaside resort in Freetown. The evening air was warm and humid, and the crowd at the entrance was growing...
Opportunities in O&G, business, tourism, health & education on the rise for Reg. 6 – Dr Ashni Singh
I News Guyana
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July 28, 2025
The groundwork has already begun to alter the socio-economic landscape of Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), to create more opportunities in areas such as oil and gas, tourism, health, education and much more. This was highlighted by minister...
Delegation for 7.25.25: Foreign aid — Stanley Cup — sharks — dogs — drowning
Florida Politics
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July 25, 2025
Foreign aid funding Before the House finished up its business and broke early for August recess, Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart led the markup for the House National Security, Department of State and Related Programs Appropriations Subcommittee. The...
CARPHA Leads Regional Push For Health Security In Guyana
TTT Live Online
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July 28, 2025
“If infectious diseases know no boundaries, our individual and collective actions today will determine how well we are prepared for the challenges of tomorrow.” The words of Executive Director of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Dr...
Renowned American journalist’s visit highlights growing ties between Northern Brazil, Guyana
Guyana Chronicle
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July 28, 2025
AS Guyana’s oil-fuelled economic boom ripples across the northern tier of South America, its neighbours are moving quickly to position themselves within this emerging zone of growth. Nowhere is this more evident than in Brazil’s frontier state of...
Key to Reversing Amazonia’s Mineral Demand: Indigenous Empowerment
The Good Men Project - California
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July 21, 2025
Illegal #mining for minerals like #gold and cassiterite, the latter used for renewable energy, is driving #deforestation in Indigenous #Amazonia. Countries like #Brazil, #Suriname and #Guyana face the challenge of conserving forests, protecting...
Charted: Peanut Butter Consumption Per Capita, by Country
Visual Capitalist
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July 27, 2025
Ranked: 50 Countries That Can Feed Themselves This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key Takeaways Out of 186...
Caribbean Under Heat Warnings — But Is It Record-Breaking?
Magnetic Media
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July 26, 2025
Georgetown, Guyana, 22 July 2025 (PAHO) – The Joint Subregional Cooperation Strategy that will provide a coordinated framework for technical cooperation to address common public health challenges in the Caribbean was signed today by the Director...
President Irfaan Ali: Guyana experiencing explosive, equitable growth
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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On a 90-minute drive from the Cheddi Jagan International Airport to Georgetown, the capital of Guyana, one night last week, three journalists from Trinidad and Tobago were stunned by the seemingly endless stream of trucks...
Deforestation lower by 55% in Afro-descendant lands: Study
Down to Earth
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Conclusion: Land rights, funding, global recognition vital for Afro-descendant-led conservation & climate resilience The study called for action to ensure legal recognition of Afro-descendant territories to ensure their continued protection;...
Can India turn Caribbean sentiment into a strategic substance for the Global South?
ETGovernment
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July 27, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s arrival at the Piarco International Airport became a veritable festival of the Indo-Caribbean culture as diaspora put on a show of their Indian heritage in dance, music, and costumes.India’s connection to the...
Reimagining Caribbean indenture in an artistically botanical afterlife
Global Voices
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July 27, 2025
Image of the title wall of the art exhibition ‘The Botanical Afterlife of Indenture: Imaginative Archives,’ which took place at the Art Society of Trinidad and Tobago in Port of Spain from June 10-21. Photo by Abigail Hadeed, used with permission....
Rotterdam Summer Carnival: dozens arrested, firearms and knives confiscated
NL Times
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July 27, 2025
Police arrested between 35 and 40 people during the annual Summer Carnival in Rotterdam on Saturday, though both police and organizers said the event largely unfolded without major incidents. Officers conducted preventive searches at several...
‘The PPP/C is an unbeatable political force’
Guyana Chronicle
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July 27, 2025
–Dr Singh tells Fort Ordinance residents SENIOR Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance and Public Service, Dr. Ashni Singh, on Saturday passionately defended the governing People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C)...
Afrodescendant and Quilombola Lands Have Up to 55% Less Deforestation, Study Finds
Folha de Sao Paulo
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July 22, 2025
Deforestation rates on lands of Afrodescendants in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Suriname can be up to 55% lower than in similar untitled territories, according to a study published Tuesday (22) in the scientific journal Communications Earth &...
Central Bank Governor calls for shift from recovery to resilience
Barbados Today
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July 22, 2025
28 Central Bank Governor Dr Kevin Greenidge says the Caribbean must move beyond post-COVID recovery and focus squarely on building resilience amid new economic and environmental threats. Speaking at the opening of the bank’s 45th Annual Review...