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The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) today expressed its deep disappointment and concern at the decree and subsequent statements by Venezuela with respect to the border controversy with Guyana. In a statement, CARICOM said it is in full support of the judicial process underway at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) which is intended to bring a […]
President Irfaan Ali brought the curtains down on his official visit to Suriname today with an address to an extraordinary sitting of the Surinamese National Assembly. In the address, the President reflected on the good relations that have existed between Guyana and Suriname over the past years and pledged to strengthen the relationship and the […]
Guyana and Suriname today moved one step closer to realizing the plans to bridge the Corentyne river, which separates the two South American states. A Memorandum of Understanding was this morning signed in Paramaribo between the Foreign Ministers of Guyana and Suriname for the bridging of the Corentyne River. President Irfaan Ali and a Government […]
As Guyanese owned carrier TransGuyana Airways settles into its five times per week Guyana/Barbados schedule, regional carrier Caribbean Airlines is joining the route. Caribbean Airlines has announced that from the end of October it will begin three flights per week between the Eugene F. Correia Airport at Ogle and Barbados’ Grantley Adams Airport. The return […]
A Guyanese man who was held at New York’s JFK Airport with more than 4 pounds of cocaine in his suitcase back in 2018, has filed a multi-million lawsuit against Caribbean Airlines after investigators concluded that the cocaine was placed in his bag after he checked it in. 50-year-old Simeon Wilson traveled from Guyana to […]
(BBC) The center-right Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) won 49 of 63 seats in Thursday’s parliamentary election. Prime Minister Andrew Holness called for the early vote last month in what analysts saw as a bid to capitalise on people’s satisfaction with his economic agenda and early response to the virus. But he has faced criticism amid […]
Former Barbadian Prime Minister, Owen Arthur died in his home country just after midnight, according to an official statement from the Government of Barbados. He was 70-years-old. Arthur was hospitalised for over a week after suffering a heart attack. According to Nation News of Barbados, Arthur led Barbados as Prime Minister for an unprecedented three […]
Prime Minister of Barbados and Outgoing Chairman of CARICOM, Mia Mottley again expressed her concern about the political situation in Guyana this morning as she handed over the Chairmanship of the regional body to the Prime Minister of St. Vincent. In a speech during a virtual ceremony, Mottley said she awaits the Caribbean Court of […]
The International Court has confirmed that it will be going ahead next Tuesday with the Guyana vs Venezuela matter on the question of the Court’s jurisdiction in the case concerning the 1899 Arbitral Award. In a statement today, the Court announced that Guyana’s delegation will present its oral arguments from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. […]
One week before the International Court of Justice begins its hearing on the Guyana/Venezuela border issue, the Government of Venezuela has restated its position that it will not be taking part in the hearing since it does not recognize the ICJ as having jurisdiction. In a statement over the weekend, Venezuela instead offered an invitation […]
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