HIV prevention response inadequate – PANCAP
The Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) recently conducted research in the Region, which found that the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevention response is...
Jamaican high commissioner urges UK to halt deportations
(Jamaica Observer) Jamaican High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Seth George Ramocan, has called for a suspension of deportations to the island until the...
CARICOM warns of elusive peace in Venezuela
(CMC) — Chairman of the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr Timothy Harris, says peace will continue to be elusive in Venezuela until the “contending...
US imposes sweeping sanctions on Venezuelan government
President Donald Trump has imposed sweeping sanctions on the Venezuelan government, freezing its assets in the US and barring transactions with it.
This measure is...
CTO to close offices in New York, United Kingdom
(CMC) — Chairman of the Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), Dominic Fedee, Tuesday announced the closure of the organisation's offices in the United Kingdom...
T&T records second death from COVID-19
An elderly man has become the second person to succumb to COVID-19 in Trinidad and Tobago, CMC has reported.
According to CMC, the ministry of...
St Lucia Zouks to retain 8 Caribbean players for CPL 2020
The St Lucia Zouks have announced the Caribbean players they will be retaining for the 2020 Hero Caribbean Premier League. International retentions and signings...
Another knee on the Caribbean’s neck
By Sir Ronald Sanders
The failure of the world’s richest nations to respond adequately to the abrupt and rapid decline in the economies of developing...
Guyanese mechanic busted while smuggling garlic into Brazil
A 47-year-old Guyanese mechanic has been arrested in Brazil after he was caught smuggling garlic from Guyana in the wee hours of Friday.
According to...
Regional health ministers commit to sustain, expand actions to fight COVID-19
(PAHO/WHO) Health ministers from countries in the Americas yesterday committed to maintain and expand actions to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, and asked the Pan...
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Dr Bharrat Jagdeo unanimously re-elected as PPP General Secretary
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The newly constituted Central Committee of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) convened its first meeting today, May...
18-Y-O drowns at Rockstone
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Police in Regional Divisional #10 are investigating the suspected drowning of Adiel Thomas, age 18, a student...
Grand Coastal Hotel wins TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Award 2024
Grand Coastal Hotel has announced that it has been honoured with the TripAdvisor’s® Travellers’ Choice® Awards for 2024. The award honours businesses that consistently...
New partnership to boost trade & business development between Guyana & Suriname
The Suriname Guyana Chamber of Commerce (SGCC) has announced the signing of a groundbreaking Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Berbice Chamber of Commerce...
Ameena Gafoor Institute goes global
The Ameena Gafoor Institute (AGI) was created from scratch in March 2020 under the directorship of Professor David Dabydeen. The Institute was formally launched...
Guyana expresses solidarity with Brazil following devastating floods
In the wake of devastating floods in Southern Brazil that have claimed the lives of over 80 and displaced over 120,000, President Dr. Irfaan...
Chevron arbitration to go into 2025, ExxonMobil CEO tells CNBC
Exxon CEO Darren Woods said Monday that the dispute with Chevron over Hess Corporation’s oil assets in Guyana likely will not be resolved until...
4 friends arrested, to be charged for disorderly behaviour at police roadblock
See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:
𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞
----relative to a video uploaded on social media (Facebook)
On May 6, 2024, at approximately 21:15 hours...
Minister Indar leads Guyana’s delegation at OTC in Houston
Minister Deodat Indar is leading a delegation at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas where several Guyanese companies and Government stakeholders are...
Over 15,000 pupils receive meals during NGSA this year
The Ministry of Education has distributed over 49,500 meals, including breakfast and lunch to over 15,000 pupils countrywide who sat the National Grade Six...