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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...
Hurricane Maria ‘devastates’ Dominica: PM
[BBC] – Dominica has suffered “widespread damage” from Hurricane Maria, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says. “We have lost all that money...
Guyanese delegation stranded in Antigua
By Devina Samaroo The Guyanese delegation sent to conduct a needs assessment in hurricane-hit islands is presently stranded in Antigua,...
Gov’t doubles funds to hurricane-battered islands, to deploy assessment team
The Government of Guyana has doubled its donation for the country’s contribution to the hurricane relief efforts and will be...
CDC, Foreign Ministry open hotline for relatives of persons affected by Hurricane Irma
(Ministry of the Presidency, Georgetown, Guyana)- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) in collaboration with the Civil Defence Commission (CDC)...
Greenidge: No ‘significant’ request for Guyanese to be evacuated from Hurricane-raved Caribbean
There has been no significant request from Guyanese to be removed from Caribbean islands recently devastated by Hurricane Irma. Speaking...
Gov’t working to evacuate Guyanese in hurricane hit countries
The government has initiated the process to begin the evacuation of Guyanese citizens in hurricane hit Caribbean countries and it...
Caricom steps up hurricane relief efforts
Relief efforts for the countries affected by Hurricane Irma in the eastern Caribbean have been stepped up following the passage...
Guyanese in BVI appeal for Government help
Hundreds of Guyanese in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) are appealing to the Guyana Government for aid and assistance with...
Guyanese man killed during Hurricane Irma in BVI
A Guyanese national is among those dead in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) after Hurricane Irma struck. He has been...
5 confirmed dead in BVI following Hurricane Irma
(BVI Platinum) Hurricane Irma has claimed the lives of five persons in the BVI, Governor Gus Jaspert confirmed this evening,...
Cuba blasted as Hurricane Irma tears through the Caribbean
(CNN) Packing life-threatening winds, provoking massive storm surge and causing a host of rainfall dangers, Hurricane Irma slammed northern Cuba...
Guyana ready to offer support to hurricane-hit countries
The Government of Guyana said it stands in solidarity with the Caribbean countries affected by Hurricane Irma and remains ready...
CARICOM ready to assist post-Irma recovery efforts
The Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada, has expressed his sorrow at the...
Hurricane Irma crashes into Donald Trump’s Caribbean estate on St Martin island
(The Independent) Hurricane Irma has crashed into Donald Trump’s Caribbean estate and now appears to be heading toward his properties in Florida. The...
St Marteen airport destroyed by Hurricane Irma
(Mirror, UK) – St Maarten’s world famous airport, where planes fly just above tourists’ heads, has been devastated by Hurricane...
Hurricane Irma wipes tiny Caribbean island off the map
(New York Post) – The tiny Caribbean island of Barbuda is “practically uninhabitable” after it was steamrolled by Hurricane Irma,...
Hurricane Irma wreaks major damage in Caribbean
[BBC] – Hurricane Irma has destroyed buildings and caused major flooding on several French island territories in the Caribbean. The four...
Hurricane Irma: Caribbean braces for ‘extremely dangerous’ storm
[BBC] – Hurricane Irma has been upgraded to a category five – the highest category – making it “extremely dangerous” as...
