The Georgetown Public Hospital hopes to reduce its energy consumption by 10 to 15 per cent following the completion of an energy audit.
The audit is being funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Improving Health Facility Infrastructure (IHFI) project. Mahender Sharma, head of the Guyana Energy Agency, which is conducting the [...]
Guyana
The Co-operative Republic of Guyana and previously known as British Guiana, is the only state of the Commonwealth of Nations on mainland South America. On the northern coast of the continent, it is bordered to the east by Suriname, to the south and southwest by Brazil, to the west by Venezuela, and on the north by the North Atlantic Ocean.
At 215,000 km2, it is the third smallest state on the mainland of South America (after Suriname and French Guiana). Its estimated population is approximately 860,000. It is one of the four non-Spanish-speaking territories on the continent, along with the states of Brazil (Portuguese) and Suriname (Dutch), and the French overseas region of French Guiana (French). Culturally, Guyana associates primarily with the English-speaking Caribbean states, such as Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.
There are many rivers in the country, the three main ones being (west to east) the Essequibo, the Demerara, and the Berbice. There is also the Corentyne along the border with Suriname. At the mouth of the Essequibo are several large islands. The 90-mile (145 km) Shell Beach along the north-west coasts. Guyana is a major breeding area for sea turtles (mainly Leatherbacks) and other wildlife.
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GPHC hopes to save big on energy after audit
April 30th, 2012 
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Guyana environment minister calls for one voice at Rio+20 conference
April 24th, 2012 Admin: Donna GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana’s minister of natural resources and the environment, Robert Persaud, says Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders must join with one voice to call for urgent and meaningful action by the international community in addressing climate change and barriers to sustainable development.
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Green energy in Caribbean discussed at Guyana forum
April 22nd, 2012 Admin: Donna True to its efforts to preserve the natural and human resources in the Caribbean region, the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s 2012 Caribbean Conference on Sustainable Tourism Development held its first energy forum last week in Guyana.
The session, part of the CTO’s 13th annual conference, featured experts examining and discussing the region’s many possibilities for utilizing reusable [...] -
Climate change efforts by Guyana and Belize highlighted in film series
April 21st, 2012 Admin: Donna GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA) — The efforts of Guyana and Belize in restoring and sustaining their mangrove reserves along the coast, to aid in protecting against natural disasters were recognised in ‘Living Shorelines’, one of three films launched by the British High Commission and CARIBSAVE as part of global efforts to raise public awareness on the [...]
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Guyana creating ideal environment for exploitation of its natural resources
April 21st, 2012 Admin: Donna The implementation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in Guyana will further enhance investor confidence in the country’s oil, gas and mining industries and will provide a framework for full accountability and transparency to all stakeholders, including civil society.
Guyana’s Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud, told Business Guyana on Saturday that countries such [...]
