OCT 4, 2021 – BY SHARON AUSTIN — BGIS UNCTAD15 Opening Plenary and Ceremony – Oct 4, 2021. (UNCTAD) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has told the global community that it is “immoral and unjust” for those causing the suffering of small island developing states, to say they should pay to correct the issues on […]
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PICTURED ABOVE – The ceremony marked the official opening of the UNCTAD 15 Conference with the presence of (from left ) UN Secretary-General António Guterres; UNCTAD Secretary-General Grynspan and Prime Minister Mottley of Barbados. OCT 4, 2021————————- BY BGIS VIDEOOpening plenary & ceremony for the 15th session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and […]
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OCT 4, 2021 By SHARON AUSTINGILL-MOORE — BGIS UNCTAD15 Opening Plenary and Ceremony – Oct 4, 2021. (UNCTAD) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley says there is a need to bridge the digital divide in the world. And, she believes that this situation must be tackled if the fundamental issues of inequality and vulnerability in the […]
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PICTURED ABOVE : Giving her remarks at the official opening ceremony of UNCTAD 15, held at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, this morning, UNCTAD’s Secretary-General, Rebeca Grynspan stressed this point, as she emphasised that the world now stands at a critical point in the history of multilateralism. OCT 4, 2021 – SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG UNCTAD15 Opening […]
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OCT 4, 2021 UNCTAD15 Opening Plenary and Ceremony – Oct 4, 2021. (UNCTAD) Although the COVID-19 pandemic has set back the economic development of some countries by decades, President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta has suggested that leaders use the 15th session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD 15) as the platform […]
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OCT 4, 2021 – By NYA PHILLIPS – BGIS PICTURED ABOVE – Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Rebeca Grynspan, speaking during a media conference held today at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre. (E. Brooks/BGIS) Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Rebeca Grynspan, believes this […]
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PICTURED ABOVE — UN Secretary General, António Guterres, arriving for this morning’s official opening ceremony of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD 15) being held in Barbados at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre. OCT 4, 2021 – By JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM —- BGIS With countries grappling with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
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DAVID M CRICHLOW – PHOTOGRAPHER Only 1 more print available for sale… During my second year of owning a camera I spent my Sundays wandering around Bridgetown and taking pictures. The image of Trafalgar Hotel was one that was photographed in 1978 a few months before it was demolished. During 2008 I launched a Limited […]
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STAFF WRITER October 2, 2021 -Takes part in 152nd Birth Anniversary celebration of iconic leader His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali today highlighted the need for the altruistic nature of anti-colonial nationalist Mohandas Karamchand ‘Mahatma’ Gandhi in today’s society. In remembering the iconic leader, who employed nonviolent resistance to lead a successful campaign for India’s Independence […]
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STAFF WRITER GUYANA INFORMATION SERVICE September 25, 2021 – Says the use of GDP per capita for developing nations is inadequate His Excellency Dr. Irfaan Ali on Friday said that Guyana fully supports the development of the Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI) to aid Small Island Developing States (SIDS), since the current system of using GDP per […]
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