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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.

Fifty years after the establishment of diplomatic relations between Guyana and Cuba, the strong ties of cooperation, friendship, solidarity, and mutual respect that unite the two nations are marked on Friday.

The CubaPlus/Guyana special edition that reflects the socio-economic activities, tourism, art and traditions of Cuba and the Cooperative Republic of Guyana was presented this Friday in Georgetown.

The new CubaPLUS/Guyana publication was presented this Friday during the 17th EXPOCARIBE International Fair, which takes place at the Heredia Cultural Complex, in Santiago de Cuba.

On the occasion of commemorating next Thursday the 56th anniversary of the independence of Guyana, the diplomatic mission of the Caribbean nation in Cuba celebrated that event, which marked an important milestone in its history by ceasing to be a British colony.