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Linden | |
| Linden is situated 60 miles upstream on the Demerara River and is a gateway to Guyana's hinterland. | ||
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Region 10 | |
| Administrative Region 10 is 16,977 square kilometres in area. The major industries are timber and bauxite mining. | ||
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LEAP | |
| 97-98 Republic Avenue Mackenzie, Linden Guyana Tel +592 444 4059/ 6256 Fax +592 444 4057 Email mail@leapguyana.org |
News
Given coastal flooding, Region Ten should expand
food production - study recommends
Staborek Business Friday, January 27th 2006
Farmers in Region Ten have recognized and begun to capitalize on the opportunity created in the wake of the floods of January 2005 to enhance their contribution to the food security of the region, according to a study carried out in February 2005 by the Trinidad and Tobago Agricultural Development Consultants Vokaty & Associates.
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Private Sector Consortium to stage Linden Town
Week 2006 in April
Staborek Business Friday, January 27th 2006
Regional and national support for the planned Linden Town Week scheduled to take place from April 22 to May 1, 2006 is growing according to an official of the consortium that has secured the rights to stage the event.
LEAP's Private Sector Development Programme weaning
Linden off bauxite dependence - G$216M in Business Loans disbursed
Staborek Business Friday, January 27th 2006
Kathleen Whalen, the International Project Manager for the Linden Economic Advancement Programme (LEAP) is upbeat about what the Project is seeking to accomplish in Linden and in the wider Region Ten. The mining town, she says, is no longer under any illusions about the reduced role of bauxite in "putting greens on the table" Not even CAMBIOR's acquisition of 70% of the holdings of what was once LINMINE and the US$30M investment that has seen the creation of its subsidiary, OMAI Bauxite, appears to have changed their minds. "When last we checked OMAI Bauxite was employing just over 600 people, and frankly, even if bauxite is ever restored to its former glory it would not be desirable for Linden to return to the status of a Company Town," Whalen told Stabroek Business.
