CubaPLUS Magazine

The Cooperative Republic of Guyana commemorates today the 57th anniversary of its independence, although this year it transformed the celebration into a tribute to 19 students who perished on the 23rd in a fatal accident.

The new bridge that will link the east and west banks of the Demerara River, located in the eastern part of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, will be ready for use within two years, approximately, which will benefit thousands of people who use this route every day for transportation, including loads.

President Dr. Irfaan Ali, expressed his government's commitment to Guyanese living in England to make the country self-sufficient in food, infrastructure, healthcare, housing and energy by 2030.

The 32nd Annual Conference and Exposition of the Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA) will be held from October 23-27 at the Marriott Hotel, Georgetown, with some 400 delegates from Europe and America in attendance.

UK-based, Caribbean-led company HenleyCaribbeanSustainable VenturesLimited (HCSVL) will host a Guyana Diaspora Sustainability and Investment Conference (GDSIC) in Guyana.

Guyana plans to develop collaboration with international partners to advance advanced projects in all socio-economic sectors of the country, Guyanese President Dr. Mohamed IrfaanAli said Tuesday.

The airline SkyCana, based in the Dominican Republic, will link Guyana and Canada as of June 1st, according to an official announcement

The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development delivered tractors and paid grants to nine Neighborhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) on the east coast of Demerara totaling GY$80 million (USD) 1 equals GYD 211,344), national press reported.

Guyanese KeronNiles, who is already in his country to start his life as a professional, was awarded the Best Foreign Student Graduate award from the University of Moa, in eastern Cuba.

The International Development and Relief Foundation (IDRF), the implementing agency of Global Affairs Canada (GAC), and the American University of Texila (TAU) have just signed a memorandum of understanding that provides for joint work to strengthen programs aimed at raising awareness and addressing the issues of mental health affecting Guyanese.

Guyana will soon have a new stadium with capacity for 10,000 people that will serve as venue for various activities, including cricket, concerts and other major events.

The Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA), a leading provider of family planning services and sexual and reproductive health care in Guyana, reported the new possibilities it offers for the treatment of people with human immunodeficiency syndrome, which causes AIDS. A press release of the organization adds that the GRPA thus joins multiple healthcare entities in the country to become a site for HIV care and treatment with the support of the Ministry of Health -Secretariat of National Programs of AIDS (MOH/NAPS).

The excellent state of relations between Cuba and Guyana was underlined by Ambassador Halim Majeed, during the celebration in Havana of the 53rd anniversary of the National Holiday of that nation, commemorated on February 23.

Guyana's economy will record sustained growth of 25.1 percent this year and is expected to exceed that figure over the next three to four years, said Dr. Ashni Singh, Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility forcountry finances.

The Guyana International Energy Conference & Expo 2023 kicked off today at the capital's Marriot Hotel with the participation of some 200 exhibitors and more than 800 delegates and patrons. The meeting, which takes place for the second time and is scheduled annually, constitutes a platform for participants to exchange concerns that affect the energy sector, as well as the challenges they must face to alleviate the consequences of climate change and maximize the benefits of local development in Guyana and the Caribbean.

Global Tours and Travel or GlobalTT of Guyana and Bay Gardens Beach Resort & Spa have just signed a partnership agreement with the aim of expanding tourism in the Caribbean region.

The member countries of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) reached 57 percent of the goal established to carry out the "Vision 25 by 2025", an initiative led by Guyana aimed at achieving food security in the region.

Construction of a Guyana and Barbados terminal that will be able to store more than 40 containers of food will begin soon, according to information released today in Georgetown.

The President of Guyana, Irfaan Ali, and the Cuban ambassador to that South American nation, Jorge Francisco Soberón Luis, spoke out for closer relations between the two nations, the Foreign Ministry reported today.

The sustained ties of friendship, commitment and brotherhood between Guyana and Cuba were confirmed by the Guyanese ambassador in Havana, Excmo. Halim Mayeed, on occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.