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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...
Local law school delayed by gaps in feasibility study
Close to two years after the Government of Guyana signed an agreement for the establishment of a local law school,...
Public officers undergo training to deal with Venezuelan migrants
In response to the influx of Venezuelan migrants into Guyana, the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) in collaboration with the Department...
Pres. Granger to attend CSME meeting in Barbados
President David Granger will be heading to Barbados to attend the Ninth Meeting of the Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on the...
Guyana to be represented at Youth Caucus in T&T
Young Leaders from Guyana will be represented at One Young World Caribbean Caucus in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago from...
TT/Venezuela gas deal detrimental to Guyana – Fmr. Natural Resources Minister
Former Guyanese Minister of Natural Resources, Robert Persaud has accused CARICOM Member State, Trinidad and Tobago of acting selfishly in...
19 Cuba-trained doctors sworn in to medical profession
A batch of Cuba-trained doctors, on Saturday, August 25, 2018, was sworn into the medical profession. These doctors underwent six...
Talks begin on possible UK-Guyana Chamber of Commerce
A trade mission from the United Kingdom (UK) is expected in Guyana in January as efforts are being made to...
Homestead for Venezuelans could be dangerous – Jagdeo
The Government must be cautious with its plans to develop shelters for Venezuelans, former president Bharrat Jagdeo says, noting that the...
US Congressmen on ‘fact-finding’ mission; briefed about border controversy
President David Granger has described the purpose of his meeting with the United States Congressmen and military officials as a...
President Granger meets US Congressmen
One day after arriving in Guyana, a visiting delegation of US Congressmen met with President David Granger early Thursday, in...
Guyana shakes as Venezuela rocked by another earthquake
Sections of the country began to quiver again after neighbouring Venezuela experienced another forceful earthquake approximately thirty minutes ago. The...
Magnitude 7.3 quake hits northern Venezuela coast
(Reuters) – A major earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck the northern coast of Venezuela on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey...
Kofi Annan, former UN chief, dies at 80
(BBC) Kofi Annan, the only black African to become UN secretary-general, has died. The 80-year-old “passed away peacefully on Saturday...
Nobel Prize-winning author VS Naipaul dies
[BBC] – Novelist Sir VS Naipaul, who won the Nobel Prize in literature, has died at his home in London aged...
Dubai official meets with Minister Hughes
Second Secretary in the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Brazil, Mr. Abdelrahman Abdulla Almaazmi, paid a Courtesy...
Thousands of Haitians come to Guyana; no record of them leaving
Thousands of Haitians have arrived in Guyana over recent years, but authorities have no records of them leaving. Minister of...
Preparations underway to begin construction of Guyana/Brazil road link
Authorities in Guyana and Brazil are working to complete the terms of reference for the design of the Lethem to...
