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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...
Todd engages Venezuela’s Foreign Minister following Maduro’s illegal actions
See below full statement issued by Guyana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation: Guyana reiterates need for respect for...
Fmr. Guyanese diplomat leads protest outside Venezuela’s Embassy in Barbados
(Barbados Today) – Amid escalating tensions between Georgetown and Caracas, a former Guyanese diplomat who protested outside the Venezuelan embassy...
CARICOM website, online applications ‘breached’
See below full statement issued by CARICOM: Notice of Temporary Unavailability of CARICOM Website and Other Applications (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen,...
Low voter turnout at Venezuela’s sham referendum
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans on Sunday approved a referendum called by the government of President Nicolás Maduro to claim...
‘Back off, Venezuela’ – Jamaica repeats call for Guyana’s territory to be respected following ICJ ruling
(Jamaica Observer) – The Jamaican Government has reiterated its support for Guyana in the increasingly tense border [controversy] with Venezuela...
Jagdeo: ‘We’d defend our country by any means whatsoever’ if Venezuela ignores World Court ruling
By Neil Marks in Dubai neil@newsroom.gy Guyana will defend itself “by any means whatsoever” if Venezuela ignores the ruling of...
COP28: Suriname, like Guyana, says its vast forests will be protected as oil sector develops
By Vishani Ragobeer in Dubai vishani@newsroom.gy At the northern edge of the South American continent sit two countries, Guyana and...
CARICOM calls on Venezuela to uphold order of World Court
Statement from CARICOM on the provisional measures ordered by the International Court of Justice (ICL) concerning Arbitral award of 3...
At COP28, is the ‘climate’ right to talk about Guyana’s border controversy?
By Vishani Ragobeer in Dubai vishani@newsroom.gy About 70,000 people have landed in Dubai for this year’s annual United Nations climate...
President Ali receives Barbados’ highest honour
President Irfaan Ali has been conferred with the Order of Freedom of Barbados, the country’s highest national award. President Ali...
Brazil increases northern border military presence amid Venezuela-Guyana spat -ministry
(Reuters) – Brazil “has intensified defensive actions” along its northern border as it monitors a territorial dispute between its neighbors,...
Building climate resilience in the Caribbean’s education sector
By Vishani Ragobeer, Jermine Abel and Kyle Foster Building resilient education infrastructure in the time of climate change is now...
Saudi Arabia & CARICOM pledge to deepen trade, bilateral ties
Joint statement, Saudi Arabia-CARICOM Summit, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: At the kind invitation of the Custodian of the Two...
World Court: Defiant Venezuela says nothing will stop its Dec 3 referendum
By Neil Marks in The Hague neil@newsroom.gy A defiant Delcy Rodriguez, Vice President of Venezuela, Wednesday declared to the World...
Venezuelan politician against country’s planned referendum on Guyana’s Essequibo region
Venezuelan politician, Eduardo Fernández, has urged the Nicolas Maduro government to resolve the ongoing Guyana/ Venezuela border controversy at the...
Any action to ‘aggravate or extend’ Guyana/ Venezuela border controversy should be avoided – UN SG
The United Nations (UN) Secretary General António Guterres says that any action which will either “aggravate” or “extend” the ongoing...
Guyana asks World Court to block Venezuela’s ‘sham referendum’
STATEMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE COOPERATIVE REPUBLIC OF GUYANA: One week ago, the Government of the Cooperative Republic of...
African Export Import Bank ready to support intra-regional shipping system
The African Export Import (Afrexim) Bank is keen on supporting a Caribbean private sector proposal for an intra-regional system that...
