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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...
How Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart changed the way the world went on vacation
Legendary Jamaican entrepreneur Gordon “Butch” Stewart, one of the hospitality industry’s most vibrant personalities and founder of Sandals Resorts International,...
Caribbean Airlines suspends Cuba flights with immediate effect
Caribbean Airlines on Tuesday morning advised that its commercial service to Havana, Cuba is suspended with immediate effect until further...
Gov’t awaits advice on new strain of COVID-19 in the UK
The government has been told by the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) to await more scientific information on the new...
Venezuela rejects ICJ ruling on border controversy but wants direct negotiations with Guyana
Venezuela has rejected Friday’s judgment handed down by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in which it ruled that it...
A Guyanese student navigates life during lockdown in T&T
Story and photos by Vishani Ragobeer In January, when I just returned to Trinidad for my second semester at the...
Guyana’s rice quota to Brazil to increase by 24,000 tons
Guyana will soon be exporting an additional 24,000 tons of rice to Brazil, taking the total to 34,000 tons. The...
Guyana ups pressure on Panama to pay $1.9B owed to rice millers
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday dispatched a letter to the Panamanian authorities urging them to honour their obligations...
Guyana/Brazil road project, energy cooperation top bilateral discussions
Guyana and Brazil held bilateral talks on Thursday during a working visit by Brazil’s Minister of External Relations, Ernesto Araújo,...
President Ali wraps up 4-day visit to Suriname; joint statement issued
See below full joint statement from President Irfaan Ali and his Surinamese counterpart, President Chandrikapersad Santokhi: At the invitation of...
Temporary solution for resumption of Guyana/Suriname ferry service – Santokhi
President of Suriname, Chandrikapersad Santokhi, on Tuesday, said the public and private sectors in both Guyana and Suriname will be...
Guyana, Suriname finalise agreements for Corentyne River Bridge, enhanced dialogue
President Irfaan Ali continues to push for better cooperation with Guyana’s neighbour Suriname in an ongoing official visit to the...
UWI Open Campus to train 20,000 Guyanese in 5 years
(CNC 3) – Over the next five years, some 20,000 Guyanese are expected to benefit from the tertiary level education...
Guyana must invest in infrastructure to secure post-COVID growth – IDB
A new report by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is urging Guyana and other Caribbean countries to invest in infrastructure...
UN Secretary-General pushes for socioeconomic relief package for Caribbean countries
Please see below excerpts from the speech of the United Nations Secretary General António Guterres at the 41st Regular Meeting of...
UN Secretary General to be special guest as CARICOM Heads meet Thursday
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will be a special guest Thursday when CARICOM heads of government hold their annual summit;...
CXC will not do overall review of grades; official results to be announced
By Isanella Patoir Despite a Caribbean wide outrage at this year’s CSEC and CAPE results, the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC)...
Guyanese Army, Police ranks come under fire from notorious Venezuelan gang
The Guyana Defence Force Thursday said that a joint patrol consisting of ranks from the army and the Guyana Police...
Major discrepancies prompt Guyanese officials to ask CXC to review, change students’ grades
Two days after the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) released results for 2020 examinations, Guyana’s Ministry of Education has vehemently registered...
