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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...
‘CARICOM has remained relevant but has much more work to do’ – Rowley
By Fareeza Haniff in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago fareeza@newsroom.gy As Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)...
China Harbour Engineering Company among five shortlisted to build Corentyne Bridge
The China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), which worked on the expansion of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), is among...
CCJ President: Don’t just grumble, Caribbean Court an option for private sector grievances
President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Justice Adrian Saunders on Monday said regional free trade provisions are meant...
Former Barbados PM Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford dies
See below a CARICOM statement on the passing of the Former Prime Minister of Barbados Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford: The...
Delays in resolving honey issue ‘not desirable’ but other resolution options exist- CARICOM official
The longstanding inability of Guyana’s honey producers to use Trinidad and Tobago as a transshipment point for honey exports has...
Guyana’s honey woes with Trinidad not being ignored
By Vishani Ragobeer vishani@newsroom.gy Guyanese honey producers continue to face substantial difficulties exporting locally-made honey into the Caribbean because of...
CARICOM deliberating on how ‘local content’ can be supported
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is exploring how local content provisions, be it laws or policies, can be supported within the...
CCJ opens sitting in Guyana promising to ramp up public education
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), for the second time since its establishment in the early 2000s, is hosting sittings...
Caribbean’s energy needs can push regional cooperation- Foreign Secretary
At the opening session of the Suriname Energy Oil and Gas Summit (SEOGS), strong statements of regional cooperation were made...
At least 42 dead, thousands displaced after flooding in Haiti
(New York Times) At least 42 people were dead and thousands were displaced after a weekend of heavy rainfall and...
Students will not re-write CSEC Math Paper II; leak originated in Jamaica
Students will not need to re-write the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Math Paper II exam following a leak of...
Suriname riot: Two dead, Police station destroyed in indigenous village
Two persons were killed during an uprising in the Pikin Saron indigenous community in neighbouring Suriname early on Tuesday while...
Region One poised to export crab meat, ground provisions to Trinidad & wider C’bbean
The new MV Ma Lisha can sail from Region One (Barima- Waini) to Trinidad and Tobago in just about 15...
India proposes funding for small, medium-scale businesses in CARICOM
External Affairs Minister of India Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar who is on a four day official visit to Guyana began his...
St Vincent PM: Some crimes done to mind high-maintenance women
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday) There are many root causes to crime, as agreed upon by several Heads of State at...
Caribbean needs to invest at least US$7.5B to achieve ambitious food security goal
Caribbean countries hope to slash a US$6 billion annual food import bill by 25 per cent by 2025 and Guyana’s...
Guyana included in study for inter-Caribbean shipping service to move agri products
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) announced on Wednesday that it will be financing the consultancy services for a study on...
GraceKennedy wants to enter Guyana’s insurance market
(Jamaica Gleaner) Food and financial services group GraceKennedy Limited is looking towards Guyana as its next insurance market and eyeing other...
