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Monday, April 29, 2024

40 years later, is Caricom still relevant?

 By Radha Motielall in Trinidad and Tobago  This is the question which every speaker sought to answer during the opening ceremony of the 34th annual Heads...

Fire scare on – board CAL Flight causes emergency landing at CJIA

As the Caribbean Airlines flight took off the runway of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport this morning enroute to Port of Spain,...

CARICOM Heads of Gov’t Meeting opens today

CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen – Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Prime Minister of Trinidad...

LIAT, Caribbean Airline, receives hilarious complaint letter from passenger

The Huffington Post – There’s nothing funny about a miserable experience with air travel. But when your complaint letter gets a thumbs up from none...

T&T vessel shot at in Guyana

(Trinidad Express) – A TRINIDAD and Tobago cargo vessel was shot at on Friday night and forced to leave Guyana after the captain allegedly refused to transport...

Guyanese – born American Actress Rhona Fox Honored in Hollywood

Caribbean-American actress Rhona Fox received the Rising Sun Award at the Caribbean Heritage Salute to Hollywood & the Arts gala in Hollywood, California, on...

Grenada to punish offensive online comments

By LINDA STRAKER Associated Press ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada June 29, 2013 (AP)   Legislators in Grenada have approved a bill that makes it a crime to offend...

Barbados encourages community tourism

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- Barbados is a destination that encourages its visitors to experience and explore its communities, said minister of tourism and international...

St Kitts-Nevis PM claims parliamentary majority

BASSETERRE, St Kitts -- St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas said on Tuesday that his governing St Kitts-Nevis Labour Party administration...

Jamaica bans smoking in public places

In a matter of weeks, smoking in public places in Jamaica will be considered a criminal offence, according to that country’s Health Minister Dr....

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PM Phillips calls for collective action to protect ‘Guiana Shield’

Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips Monday highlighted the importance of safeguarding the Guiana Shield at the opening ceremony of the third Guiana Shield...

Man stabbed to death during brawl at Bagostown bar

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police in Regional Division 4B are investigating an alleged murder which occurred yesterday, (April, 28th, 2024) at...

Construction of first 100 young professional homes to begin soon at Palmyra

The government will be constructing the first 100 young professional homes at Palmyra in Region Six within two months. The area is ready for the...

“Apart from being away from my children, I do not regret my time in...

Kristy Griffith, a 43-year-old businesswoman and mother of five, was sentenced to five years in prison for a $1.1 million drug bust in 2020. Before...

Major disaster averted after student allegedly sets fire to mattress at PC dorm

A major disaster has been averted after a male student allegedly set fire to a mattress at the President’s College Dormitory located at Golden...

Letter: Guyana should be a major exporter of potable water

Dear Editor, I was heartened when the president made the statement of Guyana becoming a major exporter of clean, fresh drinking water. It is a...

Local Govt Ministry played no part in removing ‘Demico House’, ‘Discount’ vendors

See full statement from the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development: The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development (MLGRD) notes an erroneous article...

Over 41,000 DUI cases made out against drivers from January to April

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) recently released statistics showing that a total of 41,358 cases of Driving Under the Influence (DUI) were made out...

Hess requests Stabroek Block shares dispute hearing for 3rd quarter of 2024

Amid the ongoing dispute between oil giant ExxonMobil and Hess, over its decision to sell its shares to fellow United States (US) oil company...

Demerara Bank Ltd. to expand regionally with St. Lucia branch

Earlier this month, President Dr. Irfaan Ali revealed that a local bank was in the process of establishing a regional footprint. It turns out...