Caribbean News Round-up
Guest at Magdalena Resort robbed while sleeping
- THE room of one hotel guest at the Magdalena Resort and Spa in Tobago was robbed...
Gayle, Pietersen among marquee names for CSA T20 league
Chris Gayle, Brendon McCullum and Kevin Pietersen are among the marquee international players who have been signed up by Cricket South Africa (CSA) for...
‘A special sweet taste!’ T&T in seventh heaven after shocking US to lift 4x400m...
LONDON, England (CMC) — Lalonde Gordon ran a spectacular last leg as Trinidad and Tobago stunned the United States to crown themselves men's 4×400...
Guyana the only Caribbean country with GDP growth in 2020 – World Bank
Guyana, which started producing oil in 2019, was the sole Caribbean country with positive Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in 2020. This is according...
Proposed women’s T20 league pleases Taylor
Captain of the West Indies women's team Stafanie Taylor believes it's great the recent announcement that the England and Wales Cricket Board is to...
Breach of trust! …T&T PM slams soldiers for putting AG’s children at risk
(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley yesterday described the photographs of Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi’s children training with high-powered guns at Camp Cumuto,...
Barbados investment team tours housing, infrastructure sites in Guyana
Following the presentation and housing exchange earlier this morning at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre, the Barbados Housing and Investment Mission team was taken...
ILO says unemployment in the Caribbean dipped slightly in 2018
LIMA (CMC) – The United Nations' International Labor Organization (ILO) says unemployment in Latin America and the Caribbean dipped slightly in 2018 after figures...
Education Minister announces Petroleum engineering course to commence at UG
In the wake of a massive oil find in Guyana, the University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, will soon be offering a Petroleum...
Matthew reaches hurricane force, one dead in St Vincent
(Reuters) – Tropical Storm Matthew strengthened to a hurricane yesterday after triggering flooding and landslides on eastern Caribbean islands that killed one person, and...
Recent Articles
Construction worker dies after being pinned by collapsed wall of septic tank
A construction worker is now dead after the wall of a septic tank in which he was working, collapsed and pinned him down.
The incident...
Spirit of comradery, unity during PPP Congress “shook up” PNC – Jagdeo
Labelling the party's 32nd Congress an overall success, General Secretary of the People's Progressive Party (PPP) said the PNC-led Opposition is shaken up by...
PPP 32nd Congress: President Ali heads list of new 35-member Central Committee
Delegates at the People's Progressive Party's (PPP) 32nd Congress on Saturday voted for the new 35-member Central Committee, placing President Dr Irfaan Ali at...
Arrival Day 2024: “Multicultralism is a priceless asset” – President Ali
See below for the Arrival Day 2024 Message by Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana:
I extend greetings to all Guyanese,...
“Today, we celebrate the vibrance of our cultural heritage” – PM Phillips in Arrival...
See below for Prime Minister, Brigadier Ret'd Mark Phillips Arrival Day 2024 Message:
Fellow Guyanese,
As we commemorate Arrival Day, we reflect on the profound impact...
Arrival Day 2024 Messages
Reflect on sacrifices of our foreparents to advance Guyana, better our lives - PPP
Arrival Day, designated a national holiday in 2004, is of tremendous...
Mechanic nabbed with ganja at Bartica home
A mechanic was arrested on Saturday after he was busted with a quantity of marijuana at his Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) home.
The discovery was...
ECD man arrested after cops find ammo, toy gun
An East Coast Demerara man is now in police custody following the discovery of several pieces of ammunition along with a toy gun at...
Cell phones, improvised weapons among contrabands found at Mazaruni Prison
Several contraband items were confiscated during a search exercise carried out by ranks of the Joint Services at the new Mazaruni Prison in Region...
Another person charged for murder of miners at Arimu Backdam
A pensioner is the latest person charged by the police in connection with the murder of two miners at Arimu Backdam, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) last...