EU to ‘swiftly’ hit Venezuela with sanctions over election
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — EU foreign ministers on Monday agreed to "swiftly" adopt new sanctions against Venezuelan officials involved in Nicolas Maduro's re-election, which...
EU providing hurricane-relief funds to Dominica
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — Dominica is to receive EC$24.7 million (One EC dollar=US$0.37 cents) from the European Union representing the first tranche of a...
Report reveals widespread waste, inefficiencies in C’bean gov’t spending
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Monday said a landmark analysis of government spending in Latin America and the Caribbean...
School reopens for Grade 6 and Form 5 students in St Lucia
The Government of St Lucia has announced that schools will be reopened for Grade 6 and Form 5 students with effect from 3rd June...
Two radio journalists shot dead mid-broadcast in Dominican Republic
(BBC) Three men have been arrested after two journalists were killed during a live radio broadcast in the Dominican Republic.
One of the journalists was...
Belize reacts to US ban from temporary work visas
BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) — Belize Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington, says he has not seen “any evidence which suggests that our people are involved in...
Civil Society presents petition to CARICOM Leaders on DR Court Ruling
- The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has an “historic opportunity” to demonstrate its relevance to, and its caring for, the citizens of the Region...
Colombia suspension bridge collapse kills at least 11
(BBC) A suspension bridge in Colombia has collapsed, killing at least 11 people and injuring several others near the city of Villavicencio, south-east of...
Cops finally nab sex ring mastermind in Trinidad
(Trinidad Express) A Chinese national described by police as one of the masterminds behind a major sex and drug ring operating in Western Trinidad that...
Guyana to update regional heads, UN about Venezuela’s renewed claims
The Guyana Government plans to formally notify Heads of Government in the Caribbean and Latin American regions and the United Nations about the accord...
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CXC delegation in Guyana to conduct the NGSA marking process
Dr. Nicole Manning from the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) paid a courtesy visit to the office of Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand.
Present at the...
ExxonMobil, Ramps Logistics charged with submitting false declarations to GRA
Business Development Manager at Ramps Logistics, Mariska Jordan, and Steve Gentry from ExxonMobil (Guyana) were on Friday charged with allegedly inflating an invoice submitted...
Minister Bharrat represents Guyana at 19th UN Forest Forum
Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat M.P., this week represented Guyana at the United Nations’ Forests Forum, which took place at the UN’s Headquarters...
Rotary Club of Georgetown to upgrade Uncle Eddie’s Home
In recognition of the 50th Anniversary of Uncle Eddie’s Home, the Rotary Club of Georgetown Central recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...
Berbice man nabbed in Suriname remanded for attempted murder
Sasenarine Sankar, called ‘Barber’ or ‘Wire’, the 47-year-old man who had been wanted for attempted murder committed on Sandy Persaud, has been remanded to...
Govt wants hinterland communities to be self-sufficient, supply food to mining districts
In his first trip to Batavia, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) since Amerindian Heritage celebrations in September 2023, President Dr Irfaan Ali laid out his vision...
Conversation Tree Road project likely to be completed by S Jagmohan Construction – Edghill
Work on the incomplete section of the Conversation Tree-to-Dennis Street Road Expansion Project could be executed by the contractor who completed the first section...
Govt housing heavily subsidised – Croal rejects Opposition’s motion to review costs
Opposition Member of Parliament (MP) Annette Ferguson on Thursday night presented a motion calling for the establishment of special select committee to review charges...
‘Our Congress was funded entirely by party funds, not State money’ – Jagdeo
General Secretary of the Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has refuted claims that the party’s 32nd Congress was funded by taxpayers’ money....
Opposition’s motion to remove autonomy of Local Govt Commission voted down
The government on Thursday voted down Opposition-proposed amendments to the Local Government Commission Act to remove its autonomy in the hiring of staff for...