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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...
‘There will be consequences’ – Pres. Ali warns countries maintaining trade barriers
By Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.gy Days after he rapped Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states for their lacklustre attempts to remove intra-regional...
Pres. Ali raps CARICOM Member States for selfishness, failure to implement decisions
By Kurt Campbell kurt@newsroom.gy Guyana’s Head of State Dr. Irfaan Ali has decried the efforts by Member States to realise...
Guyana’s unwavering support to Sister Republic guaranteed – Pres. Ali tells Bajan leadership
President Irfaan Ali has assured Barbados of Guyana’s “unwavering” support in congratulatory messages to its new President Sandra Mason and...
Barbados becomes a republic and parts ways with the Queen
(BBC) – Barbados has officially removed Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and become the world’s newest republic....
Fully vaccinated people allowed to travel at Guyana/ Brazil crossing
With the Guyana/ Brazil crossing at the Takutu Bridge in Lethem, Region Nine reopened from Mondays to Fridays, fully vaccinated...
With interest from over 100 companies, UK seeks to cement trade, investment relations
By Kurt Campbell kurt@newsroom.gy With over 100 British businesses eyeing Guyana, the United Kingdom government is seeking to cement trade...
Direct Guyana & B’dos flights as interCaribbean airways ‘takes off’ in Dec.
A new passenger airline, interCaribbean Airways, has entered the local airspace and will be offering 12 round trips between Guyana...
African/Caribbean Chamber heartened by expansion of relations between Africa and Guyana
See full statement from the African Caribbean Chamber of Trade, Commerce and Industry below: The African Caribbean Chamber of...
Barbados PM warns of ‘death sentence’ for low lying states if climate change not controlled
By Vishani Ragobeer vishani@newsroom.gy Low-lying states vulnerable to rising sea levels face a death sentence if adequate efforts are not...
Fingerprint collection, eye scan for Venezuelans in Guyana on pause
After being praised a year ago as the first country in the Caribbean and the Americas to roll out the...
Barbadian investment team takes fact-finding mission to Linden
A Barbadian team, led by the Island’s Minister of Housing, Land and Maintenance Dr. William Duguid, has taken its fact-finding...
Barbados Housing team exploring investments in Guyana
A Barbadian team, including the Minister of Housing, Land and Maintenance Dr. William Duguid, is in Guyana on a three-day...
Abu Bakr, who attempted to overthrow TT gov’t, dies at 80
(CNC3) Imam Yasin Abu Bakr, the man who led an attempted coup d’état in Trinidad and Tobago in 1990, has...
‘Paradigm shift’ in attitudes needed to push technology in local agriculture
By Shikema Dey shikema@newsroom.gy Cognisant of the fact that the use of technology can essentially transform local agriculture systems in...
GBTI presents Haiti Disaster Relief Fund to PM Phillips
Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) James Foster on Monday presented a cheque...
‘Bullish’ Guyana aims to tackle Caribbean trade barriers for agriculture – Dr Ali
By Vishani Ragobeer vishani@newsroom.gy The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has intensified discussions on the regional agricultural sector and President Dr. Irfaan...
COVID-19: Delta variant ripping through C’bean; Guyana urges unified response
Despite the availability of a variety of vaccines, many Caribbean countries are a seeing higher number of infections and deaths...
‘Vaccine discrimination’ must stop before it becomes a norm- CARICOM Chair tells UN
Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Gaston Browne has called out countries for placing additional restrictions on vaccinated Caribbean travellers...
