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Guyana, Barbados creating new investment fund as travel becomes easier with digital ID card
Just as Guyana and Barbados officially launched a new programme to make travel between the two countries much easier, the leaders of both states say they will continue to partner and are now looking at a new investment fund. On Monday, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley became the first Bajan to travel to Guyana using...
CCJ rules Suriname breached CARICOM national’s rights; landmark ruling could reshape regional business climate
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has ruled that Suriname breached the treaty rights of a Trinidad and Tobago national...
President: Guyana deploys more assets at border with Venezuela, working on intelligence with allies
Guyana has deployed additional security assets along its western border and is working with international allies following recent armed attacks...
Jamaica massacre: Relatives mourn loved ones
[Jamaica Observer] – The smell of blood and loud wails from grieving relatives of the victims of Sunday night’s mass...
Passenger plane carrying 62 people crashes outside São Paulo, Brazil
(CNN)– A passenger plane carrying 62 people has crashed on the outskirts of São Paulo, according to Brazil’s Civil Defense,...
Chile’s Boric finds Maduro’s victory ‘hard to believe’ and Costa Rica’s Chaves rejects it outright
[ASSOCIATED PRESS] – Chile’s President Gabriel Boric said that Maduro’s government “must understand” that the results giving him the victory...
‘First-of-its-kind’ Int’l Business Conference to forge much-needed partnerships
The inaugural International Business Conference (IBC) is set for October 15 to 17 and Chief Executive Officer of the Suriname...
CARICOM maintains support for Guyana’s territorial integrity, notes Venezuela’s continued aggressions
See below the statement issued by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the Guyana/ Venezuela border controversy: Heads of Government received...
Musk Vs. Maduro? Billionaire Accepts Bizarre Fight Challenge From Venezuela’s President
(Forbes) – Elon Musk has accepted an apparent invitation from embattled Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to physically fight after the...
Maduro manoeuvring to stay in power in Venezuela
(BBC) – There is turmoil in Venezuela following the announcement by a government-controlled electoral authority of a disputed election result that...
Guyana supports call for transparent verification of Venezuela’s election results
Please see Government of Guyana Statement on Venezuela’s elections Elections are about people exercising their constitutional right to elect a...
Venezuelans head for presidential palace to protest against election result
(BBC) Thousands of Venezuelans are heading towards the presidential palace in Caracas to protest against President Nicolás Maduro’s claim of...
Choreographed celebrations in Venezuela as Maduro claims win
(BBC REPORT) As the electoral authorities, which Nicolas Maduro controls, announced he’d won a third term in office, an instant...
Venezuela’s Maduro declared winner in disputed vote
(BBC)- President Nicolás Maduro has won Venezuela’s presidential election, according to partial results announced by the electoral council. The head...
Canada, FAO unveil gender-responsive, climate-smart agriculture program for Caribbean
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Sub-regional Office for the Caribbean and the Government of Canada on Wednesday signed a...
President Ali and Sir Tony Blair discuss digital transformation and climate change
President Dr. Irfaan Ali met with former British Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair at the Office of the President on...
Lula “scared” by Maduro rhetoric, urges respect for Venezuela election
BRASILIA, July 22 (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday urged Venezuela’s government to respect the...
Guyana, Peru pushing cooperation in energy, food security & climate change
See below full release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation: Guyana and Peru have pledged to increase...
More USAID support for economic growth in Guyana, Caribbean
Georgetown, July 11 (Caribbean Export Press Release)— The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) reaffirmed its dedication to the Caribbean...
Guyanese soldiers off to help rebuilding efforts in Grenada, St. Vincent
Fifty ranks of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) are heading to Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines to help...
With Caribbean in need, EU supporting better intra-regional transportation
The European Union is supporting ventures that will help solve intra-regional transportation woes, the body’s Ambassador to Guyana Rene Van...
