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Dozens of Indigenous women in Guyana receive scholarships to be trained in oil and gas industry

Guyanese First Lady Arya Ali lauds ‘major step’ in ensuring people of Guyana are included in rapidly expanding oil, gas, maritime industries  GEORGETOWN, GUYANA — Scores of Indigenous women will have the opportunity to pursue careers in the burgeoning oil and gas sector as First Lady Arya Ali has successfully secured 100 scholarships for them…
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Guyana union voices concern of local workers being sidelined over expats for oil sector jobs

GAWU strongly supports local content legislation to secure decent jobs for Guyanese  GEORGETOWN, GUYANA — A local union is calling for “urgent attention” to what it claims are instances of foreign workers being hired over Guyanese citizens in the oil sector, asserting that locals are more than qualified to fill those roles. The Guyana Agricultural…
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