Was for gold. Now its for oil. Guyana is fast becoming a petrostate, the Fastest Growing economy in the world. But new wealth has stoked old tensions. Neighbouring socialist venezuela claims a vast chunk of guyanese territory. The stakes are suddenly very high. We shall Never Surrender an inch of our territory. Heavily forested guyana has always been a carbon sink. Now, with the oil and gas flowing, some call it a carbon bomb. Fragile ecosystems are vulnerable to possible oil spills and rising sea levels. Guyana is making choices which will have global impact. Will they be wise ones . Its republic day in georgetown, guyanas capital. Party time for the countrys 800,000 people. The ministry of Natural Resources is on the road. I want to hear you make some noise. The stage is set here for transformational change, a resource driven economic boom that will spread unprecedented wealth through the generations. In past decades, guyanas dominant commodity was gold, found deep in the forested in
For advanced weapons and Defence Systems. President zelensky said the Military Aid Package would give his country a chance of victory in its war against russia. Translation i think this support will really strengthen the armed forces of ukraine, and we will have a chance for victory if ukraine really gets the Weapons System which we need so much, thousands of soldiers need so much. And this aid should notjust to be sprayed in a thin layer all over but it has to end up in tangible Weapons Systems. Many ukrainians have taken to social media to thank the us for the funding. This is what residents in the capital told the bbc. Translation of course it is not too late. In any case, it is needed, and whether it would be later or earlier, in any case it will help. Translation it will help a lot, i i think our guys will be alive, l thats the most important thing, the most important, so that we have something to defend ourselves with both the people and our boys, they are our guardians, they are
spills and rising sea levels. guyana is making choices which will have global impact. will they be wise ones? it s republic day in georgetown, guyana s capital. party time for the country s 800,000 people. the ministry of natural resources is on the road. i want to hear you make some noise. the stage is set here for transformational change, a resource driven economic boom that will spread unprecedented wealth through the generations. in past decades, guyana s dominant commodity was gold, found deep in the forested interior. to get to the gold mines, you need to take a pretty rough and ready track. it gives you some idea how remote these mines are. i mean, the truth is that there are gold deposits all around here, but finding them is one thing. you ve then got to clear away the forest. you ve got to dig a track to make them accessible. frankly, digging for gold around here is a pretty difficult operation. the alphonso family own a dozen mining concessions. they dig for treasur
The ban on disposables products. elfbar and lost mary have already launched reusable versions of their popular disposable vapes. the company behind both brands said it was addressing demand for a tool to help smokers quit. but councils have warned the government that it shouldn t let producers exploit loopholes in the ban. preliminary results from the parliamentary elections in the maldives show the party of president mohamed muizzu has won a landslide victory. mr muizzu s people s national congress is on course for a super majority, confirming the archipelago s pivot towards china. the house had been dominated by the pro india maldivian democratic party. sunday s vote was seen as a crucial test for mr muizzu s plan to press ahead with closer economic