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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...
Guyana sends more supplies to Jamaica as hurricane relief
Guyana has dispatched its second tranche of emergency relief supplies to Jamaica, following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa. The...
President Ali, other Caribbean leaders to visit hurricane-hit Jamaica
(Jamaica Gleaner) A team of Caribbean leaders, joined by officials from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), is expected to arrive...
Caribbean states build their own climate finance systems, and look to Guyana’s forest model
By Danielle Swain in Belém, Brazil danielle@newsroom.gy The math of climate change has long worked against small Caribbean countries. Rising...
Pregnant 18-year-old among Hurricane Melissa deaths in Jamaica
[Jamaica Gleaner] – An eight month pregnant woman is among the dead in central Westmoreland, Jamaica following the passage Hurricane...
Guyana mobilises humanitarian aid for Jamaica following devastating hurricane Melissa
The Government of Guyana has moved swiftly to coordinate humanitarian relief for Jamaica in the wake of the catastrophic Hurricane...
Caricom no longer a reliable partner, says T&T PM
(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar announced yesterday that Trinidad and Tobago will be realigning its foreign policy. She said...
Maduro calls on T&T to unite for peace
[CNC3NEWS] – Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has called on Trinidad and Tobago citizens to prevent the United States from “starting a...
Hurricane Melissa: Guyanese students safe, in constant communication with authorities here
Guyanese students in Jamaica are among those grappling with Hurricane Melissa, but are reportedly safe at the UWI campus in...
Hurricane Melissa: Jamaica braces for world’s strongest storm of 2025
Jamaica is bracing for the strongest storm of the year, with US meteorologists warning of “catastrophic and life-threatening winds, flooding,...
Guyana ready to provide support to Jamaica if needed
See below the full release from the Civil Defence Commission: The Government of Guyana, through the Civil Defence Commission (CDC),...
President Ali orders support for students in Jamaica as hurricane Melissa draws near
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has announced that it is closely monitoring the progress of Hurricane Melissa,...
Norton criticises Trump’s bombing of suspected narco-traffickers
Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Aubrey Norton has criticised the bombing of suspected narco-traffickers in the Caribbean...
US strike against alleged drug vessel in Caribbean kills six, Pentagon says
(Reuters) – A U.S. strike against an alleged drug vessel killed six suspected “narco-terrorists” in the Caribbean, U.S. Defense Secretary...
Study reveals Caribbean youth struggle with depression, anxiety
A regional study on the mental health of children and youth has revealed that a significant number of young people...
Trinidad Gov’t ‘strongly supports’ U.S. military presence in Caribbean
[Sunday Express] – Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs has broken its silence on the US military presence...
Trump says Venezuelan President Maduro ‘doesn’t want to f**k around’ with US
(Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Friday that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro does not want to “f**k around” with...
Venezuela’s Maduro Offered the U.S. His Nation’s Riches to Avoid Conflict
(New York Times) Venezuelan officials, hoping to end their country’s clash with the United States, offered the Trump administration a...
‘Targeted action’ needed to address port delays in Trinidad – G/town Chamber
See below the full release from the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry: The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry...
