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Payment Automation Hacks: Best Practices to Streamline & Scale Your AP Processes
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Reconsider celebrations for Amerindian Heritage Month
Dear Editor, It is election time, and it is essential to acknowledge the origins of the country’s development, particularly the contributions of the Indigenous population, who played a vital role in its evolution into a modern state, Guyana. We...

Time to seriously consider whether we should have a bicameral system
Dear Editor, Since independence, Guyana has maintained a unicameral parliamentary system, where the 65-member National Assembly carries the full weight of legislative power. The design was intended to ensure simplicity and efficiency—a single...

WA ‘displaced’ as top mining investment destination on regulatory and policy concerns
WA has plunged down a global list of the world’s best mining destinations, with survey respondents citing approval delays and policy uncertainty. The annual mining survey by Canada’s Fraser Institute has the State falling from fourth to 17th in...

Festivals, Parades, and Fairs Across NYC: August 2025
Pexels Festivals, Parades, and Fairs Across NYC: August 2025 Soak up the last month of summer across the city with these exciting festivals, parades, and fairs. From hip-hop to Hong Kong, there’s something for everyone! Psst… Check Out Free Kid...

Liam Harrison says Regian Eersel’s knockout power is the equalizer: “It only takes one out of nowhere”
Veteran British striker Liam Harrison highly touts the knockout power that ONE lightweight Muay Thai world champion Regian Eersel possesses. He believes it makes 'The Immortal' every bit dangerous against any opponent. 'Hitman' moved to highlight...

When a Dutch Drug Kingpin Needed a New Base, Sierra Leone Welcomed Him With Open Arms
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...

Charted: Average Income by Global Region, Over 200 Years
Mapped: High, Middle, and Low Income Countries in 2025 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 There are...

Regian Eersel recalls the hardships he faced on the come-up: “It was the worst period of my life”
Reigning and undisputed ONE lightweight Muay Thai world champion ‘The Immortal’ Regian Eersel of Suriname and the Netherlands recently detailed dire financial struggles early in his career that had him on the brink of abandoning his fighting...

Regian Eersel details early struggles of being a professional fighter as a teen: “I was living off my fighting”
Reigning and undisputed ONE lightweight Muay Thai world champion ‘The Immortal’ Regian Eersel of Suriname and the Netherlands recently opened up about a challenging period in his life he faced as a young professional fighter. The life of...
Realize Future-Ready Record-to-Report Processes with BlackLine
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Guyana pitched as part of solution for Caribbean’s high energy costs
By Kurt Campbell Kurt@newsroom.gy Guyana’s oil production and domestic energy model through the gas-to-energy project were thrust into the spotlight on Monday, as outgoing President of Afreximbank, Professor Benedict Oramah, urged Caribbean...

TIC previews AI export, shipping solutions
The evolution of artificial intelligence and its use in the local market was brought into focus for the export and shipping sectors at last week’s Trade and Investment Convention. WizdomCRM’s country manager Charielle...

University of Glasgow invites applications for 2025 MBA scholarship
The University of Glasgow is inviting applications for its MBA Scholarship for the September 2025 intake. Aimed at supporting high-achieving and self-funded candidates from around the world, the scholarship package includes both full and partial...

Wendy’s to debut in Guyana next month
WENDY’S, one of the world’s most iconic and recognised quick-service restaurant brands, is set to make its debut in Guyana in August, with an expansion into Suriname already planned. According to a press release, the Wendy’s brand has already...

UHC drives progress across all of the SDGs
At the 2025 HLPF, world leaders and stakeholders came together to review progress on the 2030 Agenda and confront the intersecting crises of our time: poverty, inequality, climate emergencies, global instability and underfunded essential services....

Decades of dialogue, few results
At the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce’s Business Outlook forum, Caribbean leaders and economists called for a bold reset of the region’s development model, urging deeper long-term planning, stronger private sector leadership,...

First female president sworn into office
PARAMARIBO (CMC): Jenny Simons was sworn in as Suriname’s first female president, alongside Gregory Rusland, who was inaugurated as vice president. In the historic ceremony, the two leaders took over from the outgoing administration of President...

Mapped: Global Income Level Classification, by Country
See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization Mapped: High, Middle, and Low Income Countries in 2025 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible...

Rental Regained: Professor finds a previously unknown document signed by John Milton
Binghamton University Associate Professor of English John Kuhn likes to be thorough, which is how he ended up leafing through a few boxes in the British Library. He was on the hunt for evidence connecting English author Aphra Behn with Suriname....