Rainforest countries form pact to demand conservation cash from rich nations
Belem, BrazilReuters A dozen rainforest countries formed a pact on Wednesday at a summit in Brazil to demand developed countries pay to help poorer nations combat climate change and preserve biodiversity. The joint statement, titled “United for Our Forests,” was issued by Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Guyana, Indonesia, Peru, the […]
Amazon nations fail to agree on deforestation goal at summit
Belem, Brazil Reuters Eight Amazon nations agreed to a list of unified policies and measures to bolster regional cooperation at a major rainforest summit in Brazil on Tuesday, but failed to agree on a common goal for ending deforestation. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who has staked his international reputation on improving Brazil’s […]
Five nations elected to UN Security Council, but Belarus denied
United NationsReuters The United Nations General Assembly elected Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone, Slovenia and South Korea to the UN Security Council on Tuesday for two-year terms starting on 1st January, 2024, while Belarus – allied with Russia in its invasion of Ukraine – was denied a spot. Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone and South Korea ran […]
Teenager charged with 19 murders in Guyana school dormitory fire
Georgetown, Guyana Reuters A 15-year-old girl who is accused of having started a fire at a school dormitory in Guyana last week was charged with 19 murders on Monday. The fire killed 18 mostly Indigenous girls and one five-year-old boy in the building in the central city of Mahdia. The girl started the fire after […]
Student lit deadly fire at Guyana school after phone confiscated – police
Updated: 10am (AEST)Georgetown, GuyanaReuters A fire in a school dormitory in Guyana that killed 19 children was lit by a student after school authorities confiscated her cell phone, police said on Tuesday. The children, mostly Indigenous girls, died around midnight on Monday, most at the scene. “A female student is suspected of having set the […]
At least 19 die in school dormitory fire in Guyana; police say it may have been arson
Updated: 10:45am (AEST)Georgetown, GuyanaReuters An overnight fire in a school dormitory in Guyana that killed at least 19 children may have been arson, the country’s police and fire services said on Monday. The building in the central city of Mahdia was “completely engulfed in flames” by the time firefighters arrived around midnight, the Fire Service […]
Boom times: Oil money is flooding into Guyana. Who will benefit?
GRAM SLATTERY, of Reuters, reports from the South American nation of Guyana…
“Death sentence”: low-lying nations implore faster action on climate at UN
United NationsReuters Faced with what they see as an existential threat, leaders from low-lying and island nations implored rich countries at the United Nations General Assembly this week to act more forcefully against a warming planet. The failure by developed economies to effectively curb their greenhouse gas emissions contributes to rising sea levels and especially […]
Snapshot: Bridge in Guyana
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Mother’s Union elects first non-Brit as worldwide president
Global Anglican mission organisation Mother’s Union has elected its first ever worldwide president from outside the UK. Sheran Harper, who was born in the UK but now lives in Guyana, will take over the post from Lynne Tembey at the start of 2019. “I am delighted to accept the role of worldwide president for the new […]