Road that Rubio criticized was not built by Chinese
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The Heroes Highway which links George-town to the Cheddi Jagan International Airport and which  US Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticised in Suriname as the product of poor work by Chinese companies was constructed by local contractors.

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Successful soya bean crop here attracts new investors
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-as company looking to double acreage The success of soya bean cultivation has seen new investors looking to tap into the local market, even as pilot company, Tacama Gold, begins plans to expand by more than doubling its operations, planting some 7500 hectares for its first 2025 crop.  

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Myanmar quake death toll hits 1,000 as rescue efforts mount

BANGKOK,  (Reuters) – Myanmar’s military rulers let in hundreds of foreign rescue personnel today after an earthquake killed over 1,000 people, the deadliest natural disaster to hit the impoverished, war-torn country in years.