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UG’s Architecture Dept wins again at competition in French Guiana
Stabroek News
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July 6, 2025
French Ambassador to Guyana and Suriname Nicholas de Lacoste (third, right) poses with from left: students Kiana Persaud, Aditya Mohanall, and Denish Ramnarin; Head of UG’s Architecture Department Dr Anna Perreira and lecturer Kurt Gonsalves The...
UG’s Architecture Department cops first place at Fifth Int’l Lekol Architectural Competition in French Guiana
Guyana Chronicle
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July 4, 2025
– ‘win signals the expertise the department possesses and the calibre of students in the programme’, dep’t head says THE University of Guyana’s Architecture Department in the Faculty of Engineering and Technology (FET) has once again copped the...
Hydrogen economy decoded: From colour codes to key players
ESI Africa
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July 8, 2025
This selective ‘dictionary’ aims to decode the terminology, technologies, and key players shaping the hydrogen economy. With this knowledge, you will be better equipped to engage with, invest in, or build on the future of hydrogen. With its...
“We’re Sailing Into the Future”: Wind-Powered Cargo Ship Reaches 99.6% Efficiency and Slashes 20 Tons of CO₂ Every Day
Sustainability Times
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July 8, 2025
IN A NUTSHELL 🌍 Canopée is revolutionizing maritime transport with its hybrid design, reducing fuel consumption and carbon emissions. ⛵ Equipped with four OceanWings sails, the vessel achieves daily fuel savings of approximately 5.2 tons,...
Fresh talks promise a new chapter for French Guiana’s self-g...
Modern Ghana
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The French government has signaled a fresh willingness to tackle long-standing demands for greater local control in French Guiana, while also addressing economic pressures across overseas territories. French Guiana's long-held dream of greater...
“Cargo Shipping Just Changed Forever”: Wind-Powered Vessel Hits 99.6% Usage, Slashes 20 Tons of CO2 Every Day
Sustainability Times
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June 27, 2025
IN A NUTSHELL 🌍 The Canopée cargo ship uses advanced OceanWings sails to significantly reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions. 🛳️ Canopée’s sails contribute to an average daily fuel saving of 5.2 tons, highlighting the aerodynamic efficiency...
PM Gaston Browne leads A&B delegation at 49th CARICOM Heads of Government Conference in Jamaica
The Antigua Observer
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July 7, 2025
- Advertisement - Prime Minister Gaston Browne is leading the country’s delegation at the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), being held in Montego Bay, Jamaica, from 6–8 July 2025....
Marine energy: Harnessing the power of the Atlantic
Atlantic Council
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June 10, 2025
Issue Brief June 10, 2025 • 9:02 am ET Print this page Marine energy: Harnessing the power of the Atlantic By William Yancey Brown Following a decade-long partnership, the Policy Center for the New South and the Atlantic Council have joined forces...
PM Browne leads Antigua and Barbuda mission at 49th CARICOM Heads of Govt. Conference
The Daily Herald
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Prime Minister Gaston Browne. MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica--Prime Minister (PM) Gaston Browne is leading Antigua and Barbuda’s delegation at the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community CARICOM, being held...
Guyana’s big boom: The inside story of Latin America’s new oil rush
Buenos Aires Herald
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July 5, 2025
Words by Ernesto Picco. Photography by Rudja Santos. Cover illustration by Sebastián Angresano. Translated by Jacob Sugarman. This piece is the second in a series of three long reads about Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname. It was reported with...
UG’s Architecture Dept. cops 1st place at int’l competition
I News Guyana
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July 3, 2025
The University of Guyana’s Architecture Department in the Faculty of Engineering and Technology (FET) has once again copped the first prize at the 5th International Lekol Architectural Competition held in French Guiana from June 24 to 27, 2025....
Prime Minister Gaston Browne Leads Antigua and Barbuda Delegation at 49th CARICOM Heads of Government Conference in Jamaica
Antigua News Room
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July 6, 2025
Prime Minister Gaston Browne Leads Antigua and Barbuda Delegation at 49th CARICOM Heads of Government Conference in Jamaica Montego Bay, Jamaica – 5 July 2025 – Prime Minister the Honourable Gaston Browne is leading Antigua and Barbuda’s...
Rocket Report: Japan’s workhorse booster takes a bow; you can invest in SpaceX now
Ars Technica
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July 4, 2025
Seeking to scale ... "Thanks to this location, we will be able to industrialize Zephyr production up to 50 units per year while maintaining control over our growth pace," said Isabelle Valentin, chief operating officer of the company. Latitude...
Seismic noise from oil companies threatens Amazon River Mouth marine life
Mongabay
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July 4, 2025
As oil companies push for drilling on the Amazon coast, an underwater war silences the ocean’s most vocal creatures. Petrobras has been conducting surveys since 2013 using seismic airgun blasts that can destabilize marine ecosystems by...
EasyJet and Ryanair cancel hundreds more flights amid French air traffic control strikes with 300,000 passengers affected across Europe
Daily Mail
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July 4, 2025
Nearly 300,000 air passengers have had their plans ruined after 1,500 flights were cancelled over two days due to a crippling strike by French air traffic controllers. EasyJet axed 274 flights across today and yesterday including 150 today; and...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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July 3, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
It’s Time to Stop Resurrecting These Dinosaurs
The Atlantic
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July 4, 2025
The strangest thing has happened to the Jurassic Park films over the past 32 years. In the original movie, directed by Steven Spielberg, the characters were mesmerized by dinosaurs. They saw these amazing beings, resurrected from DNA that was...
French air traffic strike disrupts 300,000 passengers, cancels flights
Newstalk ZB
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July 4, 2025
Tens of thousands of passengers across Europe have been affected as French air traffic controllers began a two-day strike at the start of a busy summer holiday season to protest against understaffing and “toxic management”. The strike by two...
Airbus CO3D optical constellation satellites heading to launch site
GIM International
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June 30, 2025
The four latest-generation optical satellites developed by Airbus in collaboration with the French Space Agency CNES are now in transit to their launch site in French Guiana. Having departed from Toulouse, the satellites are heading to the...
Tens of thousands of passengers face another day of travel hell amid French air traffic control strikes... as chaos hits Eurostar and UK airports
Daily Mail
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July 3, 2025
Thousands of British holidaymakers have had their travel plans disrupted after nearly 200 flights were cancelled due to striking workers in France. Budget airline on Thursday Ryanair slashed more than 160 flights because of French air traffic...