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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...
Barbados braced for tough measures to clear debt burden
Barbados must prepare for a long and painful journey back to financial and economic health, after announcing a radical plan...
Guatemalans struggle to recover the dead buried by volcano eruption
(CNN) – Maria Leticia has been grappling with the fear that her relatives didn’t escape the deadly hot gases, rock and...
Uber shuts down operations in Trinidad
[Trinidad Express] – After operating in Trinidad for almost a year and a half, ride-sharing app Uber is “pausing” its operations...
Guyana signs onto Caricom Arrest Warrant Treaty
Guyana has ratified the Caricom Arrest Warrant Treaty by becoming the latest three signatories to the agreement. Following in the...
Venezuelan men plead: ‘We are dying at home’
[Trinidad Express] – TWO Venezuelan men who said they wanted to enter Trinidad and Tobago legally, but due to the situation...
CDB lambastes performance of intra-regional trade
The Caribbean Development Bank (CBD) on Wednesday criticized the lack of implementation of CARICOM’s trade facilitation agenda at an opening...
PNC/R retracts President’s comments about media
Three days after it issued a statement quoting its Leader and President of Guyana, David Granger as expressing concerns about...
Venezuela election: 14 Ambassadors recalled after Maduro win
(BBC) – Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro is facing an international backlash after winning his second six-year term, in a landslide vote...
Lima group says does not recognize Venezuela’s election
The Lima group of Latin American countries plus Canada issued a statement on Monday saying it did not recognize the...
Venezuela’s Maduro re-elected amid outcry over vote
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) – Venezuela’s leftist leader Nicolas Maduro won a new six-year term on Sunday, but his main rivals...
Polls open in Venezuela as Maduro seeks reelection
[CNN] – Polls opened in Venezuela on Sunday for the nation’s presidential election. President Nicolas Maduro is seeking reelection for a six-year...
Royal wedding 2018: Prince Harry and Meghan married at Windsor
(BBC) – Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been declared husband and wife, following a ceremony at Windsor Castle. The...
Plane crashes after takeoff at Havana airport
Havana, Cuba (CNN) – A Cubana de Aviacion Boeing 737 crashed on takeoff from Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport on Friday,...
Measures in place to assist returning Guyanese, Venezuelans seeking refuge
By Bibi Khatoon As a result of the economic crisis in Venezuela, a number of Guyanese who would have migrated...
Ministry, NTC iron out issues ahead of Toshaos Conference
By Bibi Khatoon It would seem that the Executive of the National Toshaos Council (NTC) and the Minister of Indigenous...
Hunt on for man who killed Guyanese wife in Barbados
[Nation News] – TWENTY-FOUR HOURS after Onica King was stabbed to death in front of her two children, and as...
T&T High Court rules in favour of LGBT community
PORT OF SPAIN – The High Court on Thursday has ruled it unconstitutional to impede on the rights of homosexual...
Brazil’s ex-president surrenders to begin 12 year jail sentence
(The New York Times) After vowing for months that a conviction on corruption charges would not stand in the way of...
