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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’s first World Trade Center coming to Guyana
The first World Trade Center (WTC) to be set up in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be in Guyana. This...
‘Can’t brush aside Guyanese hurt’- Trinidadian finds business in Guyana positive
By Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.gy Shaun Rampersad, the Head of the Trinidadian-owned Ramps Logistics, believes that Trinidadian businesses seeking to do...
Fmr. CDB economist backs new gas plant to solve Guyana’s power problems
By Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.gy The generation of electricity in Guyana- rated as unreliable, unstable and expensive- has resulted in some...
President Ali: Guyana will work with all regional partners
President Dr Irfaan Ali has dismissed reports that the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) government is supporting the Opposition United...
Reg. 5 must be livestock capital of CARICOM; 1,000 Black Belly sheep to arrive soon
By Isanella Patoir Isanella@newsroom.gy President Dr Irfaan Ali on Sunday announced that 1,000 Black Belly sheep will arrive in Guyana...
‘Urgently explore opportunities at home’ – Foreign Secretary tells Guyanese in T&T
Guyana is undergoing rapid development, requiring about 100,000 additional workers and key investments, and Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud says that...
T&T removes all COVID-19 restrictions
Trinidad Express – Two years into a pandemic that killed 3,731 in Trinidad and Tobago, and after enduring regulations that...
‘No lock-out’ – Mustapha says Local Content law not blocking Trini investments
By Shikema Dey Shikema@newsroom.gy Guyana has been courting investors in Trinidad and Tobago, making it clear that the country’s Local...
Guyana needs 100,000 workers for its development – Foreign Secretary tells Guyanese in T&T
(Trinidad Guardian) – Guyana’s Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud says Guyana needs 100,000 additional workers and a call has gone out...
Deliberations intensify to change border protocols between Guyana & Suriname
In a bid to ensure the free flow of people, goods and services, authorities in Guyana and Suriname have intensified...
Tucker blasts Trinidad’s discrimination against Guyana
A national conversation on the usefulness of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and how Guyana has managed to benefit in recent...
Guyana/Suriname Business Council now formally established
It was anticipated that among the outcomes of a visit last year by Surinamese President Chandrikapersd Santokhi and members of...
IDB President backs Guyana’s oil development path
(Jamaica Observer) – Guyana may have discovered commercial deposits when the world is transitioning to green energy adoption, but president...
Venezuela frees two detained Americans – White House says
By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The government of Venezuela has freed two jailed Americans, including an oil executive imprisoned...
With Guatemala as new partner, Guyana eyes coffee & palm oil production
By Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.gy Guyana and Guatemala have entered into fresh bilateral talks that could see Guyana producing coffee and...
Higher food prices possible with Ukraine- Russia conflict – PM Mottley
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a surge in the price of food and other commodities but Barbadian Prime Minister...
Guyana ready to collaborate with Central American countries on food security – President Ali
President Irfaan Ali told the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)/Central American Integration System (SICA) Summit that Guyana is ready to collaborate with...
For new industries, local content laws ‘natural’ – PM Mottley
By Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.gy Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley has emphasised that it is simply natural for countries to...
