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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...
Guyanese students in Cuba get $4M in relief packages
Guyanese students studying in Cuba received relief packages from the Guyana Government to assist them as they continue to be...
UK gives US$3.8m for COVID-19 response in Guyana, Caribbean
The United Kingdom has agreed to contribute 3 million Pounds (USD $3.8 m) to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)...
Confirmed: CSEC, CAPE exams will be done in July
Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Wayne Wesley has confirmed that the CSEC and CAPE exams...
COVID-19: Brazil records highest daily rise in deaths
[BBC] – Brazil has recorded its highest daily rise in the number of deaths from the coronavirus, health officials say....
More Guyanese students in Cuba say their plight is being ignored
The Department of Public Service (DPS) is once again facing strong criticisms and condemnation for downplaying the plight of Guyanese...
Slamming shortages, Jamaican med students in Cuba plead to return home
[Jamaica Gleaner] – Approximately 40 Jamaican medical students in Cuba are pleading with the Holness administration to come home, claiming...
Five Guyanese say stuck in Dominican Republic for two years
Five Guyanese nationals have been stuck in the Dominican Republic for almost two years now and have had their passports...
4-Y-O dies From COVID-19 in Jamaica
Jamaica Gleaner – Jamaica yesterday recorded its youngest COVID-19 fatality, with a four-year-old falling victim to the new coronavirus that...
All of St Lucia’s COVID-19 patients have now recovered
St Lucia Times – As of April 22, 2020, Saint Lucia has a total of 15 confirmed cases of COVID-19....
Barbados to ramp up testing for COVID-19
Nation News – Barbados will ramp up testing for the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the coming days after receiving an additional...
Coronavirus: Brazil reports over 1,000 deaths
[BBC] – Brazil has become the first country in the southern hemisphere to surpass 1,000 deaths with coronavirus. The health...
Rowley says Court’s ruling on CARICOM’s role of recount ‘disturbing’
Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Keith Rowley on Monday described Guyana’s Court of Appeal ruling as “disturbing” after...
US charges Venezuelan leader with ‘narco-terrorism’
[BBC] – The US has charged Venezuela’s President, Nicolás Maduro, and other senior officials in the country with “narco-terrorism”. It...
40 new COVID-19 cases in T&T
[Trinidad Guardian] – Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh has confirmed that there are 40 new cases of the novel coronavirus...
Coronavirus: Barbados Royal Bank, T&T Republic Bank provide relief
As Caribbean countries continue to implement measures to deal with the novel Coronavirus, two banks have offered relief to customers...
Jamaica: $25-billion fiscal stimulus package to fight Coronavirus
[Jamaica Observer] – A day after Prime Minister Andrew Holness promised an economic response to the outbreak of the novel...
‘There are forces that do not want to see the votes recounted’ in Guyana – Mottley
Statement by Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) The Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados on the Withdrawal...
Bajan woman among two with COVID-19
Nation News – A 39-year-old Barbadian woman and a visitor from the United States have both tested positive for COVID-19,...
