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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...
President Ali off to Barbados for CARICOM-Cuba Summit
President Dr Irfaan Ali has departed Guyana to participate in the 8th CARICOM-Cuba Summit, which will be held on Tuesday...
Haiti: Inside the capital city taken hostage by brutal gangs
(BBC News) – In Port-au-Prince you cannot see the boundaries, but you must know where they are. Your life may...
Guyana’s prefab, wooden houses in high demand across the Caribbean
Prefabricated wooden houses from Guyana are being demanded across the Caribbean with Barbados and the St. Vincent and the Grenadines...
Jamaica declares regional states of emergency due to gang violence
[Reuters] – Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Tuesday declared a state of public emergency in parts of the capital...
Int’l Parliamentary body mulls G/town to house 1 of 14 offices globally
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) – the global organisation of national parliaments – has its eyes set on Guyana for the...
Jamaica bans music and TV glorifying crime
Jamaica’s broadcasting authority has banned content that “glorifies illegal activity” – such as drug and gun use. The new rules...
‘We had the proof’- Guyana’s Agri. Minister vindicated by revelations in Surinamese Parliament
Hours after the Surinamese Parliament heard that much-needed fishing licences were indeed promised to Guyana, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha says...
Suriname’s Agri. Minister promised fishing licences to Guyanese – Parliament told
The Surinamese Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Prahlad Sewdien did indeed commit to granting fishing licences to Guyanese fishermen,...
Guyana supports UN-backed strategy for larger Caribbean presence within IPU
By Kurt Campbell in Kigali Kurt@newsroom.gy Guyana’s Parliament is participating in the ongoing 145th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in...
Jamaica to push Guyana’s food exports with new local partnership
Jamaica is hoping to expand its presence in Guyana since it believes it is an ideal development partner, and the...
Trinidad body distances itself from comments made by director
The Trinidad and Tobago Coalition of Services Industries (TTCSI) has distanced itself from seemingly threatening comments made by one of...
Jamaican investment bank hopes to meet finance needs in Guyana
NCB Capital Markets Limited, the investment banking arm of Jamaica’s largest financial services provider, is hoping to establish a physical...
With expertise & money to finance big projects, Jamaica asserts itself in Guyana
By Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.gy Guyana’s prolific oil finds and rapidly expanding economy have attracted investment interest from numerous countries and...
MARAD working with Chile to improve security at ports
In addressing port security in Guyana, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill has said regulations, training and enhanced inspections of...
Barbados relaxes mask mandate, COVID travel protocols end at midnight
(BARBADOS TODAY) Barbados will be relaxing the mask mandate and ending the COVID-19 travel protocols from 12:01 am on Friday,...
Crying baby poisoned by mom, says Trinidad police
(Trinidad Express) – A nine-month-old baby girl died on Wednesday, after she was force-fed a poisonous substance by a close...
Barbados issues world’s first pandemic-protected bond
(Reuters) – Barbados has issued the world’s first government bond with a clause allowing payments to be suspended in the...
Troubled by hunger statistics across LAC region, Pres. Ali issues strong call to action
By Kurt Campbell Kurt@newsroom.gy Already leading the charge towards food security in the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Guyana’s Head of...
