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Citizens of CARICOM countries will be able to travel throughout the region for an extended period beyond the current six-month stay restriction, according to Barbadian Prime Minister, Mia Mottley. The move is to push CARICOM’s Single Market and Economy, which was put on pause for three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the closing […]
A small group of Haitian nationals living in Guyana, picketed outside the Marriott Hotel this morning, where CARICOM leaders have been meeting. They are hoping to get the attention of the regional leaders to raise a number of issues related to their homeland and their treatment within CARICOM. CARICOM leaders are currently in Guyana for […]
The CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), Climate Financing, and Energy Security are among the key issues being deliberated as CARICOM Heads of Government (CHOG) meet here in Georgetown. At the opening of the Business Session at the Guyana Marriott this morning, President Irfaan Ali, who is the current CARICOM […]
In wake of concern that Venezuela continues to build up its military presence in an area close to the border with Guyana, the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield has reiterated the US Government’s support for Guyana and this country’s territorial integrity. Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield, who is in Guyana for the […]
By Svetlana Marshall Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), President Irfaan Ali believes “tough measures” are needed to restore peace and stability in Haiti. He made that statement while addressing the opening ceremony of the 46th Regular Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government on Sunday at the National Cultural Centre. Haiti, which is a member […]
The Guyana Power and Light Company is distancing itself from the oil spill of the coast of Tobago, which has triggered a massive clean up exercise by the sister CARICOM state, costing millions of dollars. Reports have surfaced that the spilled oil was heavy fuel that was being transported to Guyana for the power company. […]
by Gordon Moseley Multiple sources close to the Guyana Government and the state-owned Guyana Power and Light Company have revealed to News Source that the vessel, Gulfstream, which overturned offshore Tobago, spilling oil into the sea, was destined for Guyana with fuel for the Guyana Power and Light Company. GPL has not issued any statement […]
Guyana’s new Ambassador to Venezuela, Dr. Richard Van-West Charles, was formally accredited as Guyana’s Diplomatic Representative in the neighbouring country on Tuesday. Ambassador Van West-Charles presented his credentials to President Nicolás Maduro at a ceremony held at the Venezuelan Presidential Palace. A release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that Dr. Van West-Charles conveyed […]
Guyana’s oil and gas industry will be a key player in the dynamics of the economies of Caribbean countries this year, according to the Director of Economics of the Caribbean Development Bank, (CDB), Ian Durant. Speaking during the CDB’s Annual News Conference this morning, Mr. Durant said in 2023, Guyana’s oil sector was a significant […]
As the United Nations Security Council convened a debate today on Climate Change and its impact on food security, Guyana expressed concern over the increase in occurrences of extreme climate events and the challenges that they pose, not only to food security, but also to conflict and displacement of citizens in various parts of the […]
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