Caribbean & International

US SouthCom Commander to visit Guyana this week

The United States Embassy has announced that the Commander of the US Military’s Southern Command, Army General Laura Richardson, will return to Guyana for an official visit from July 25-27. General Richardson was last in Guyana in 2022. During her visit, she will meet with the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), U.S. Embassy, and Caribbean Community […]

AFC calls on Guyana to issue travel advisory in wake of monkey pox cases in Trinidad and Tobago

In wake of neighbouring Trinidad and Tobago confirming two cases of the monkey pox virus, the opposition Alliance For Change (AFC) wants the Guyana Government to issue a travel advisory for persons leaving Guyana for Trinidad and those coming from Trinidad, with clear established protocols. The Health Ministry in Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday confirmed […]

Cow tissue used to reconstruct patient’s heart in life-saving surgery in Guyana

In a ground-breaking surgery locally, a team at the Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI) led by its Chief Executive Officer, and Guyanese born heart surgeon, Dr Gary Stephens, has successfully conducted an open-heart surgery utilising cow tissue to reconstruct a patient’s heart. In a statement today, CHI said the procedure, is the first-ever open-heart surgery of […]

Opposition Leader presents dossier to US Secretary of State on concerns related to governance, democracy and economic discrimination in Guyana

Just after his meeting with President Irfaan Ali and a joint press conference, the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken met with Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton at the US Embassy today. At that meeting, Mr. Norton said that in addition to raising a number of national issues with Mr. Blinken, he also presented him with […]

CARICOM SG encourages Regional Leaders to confront challenges to regional movement now

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and though satisfied with the progress made by the Community over the last 50 years, CARICOM Secretary General, Dr. Carla Barnett, believes the time is now to confront those challenges. The Secretary General made the comments while addressing the opening of the 45th Regular Meeting of […]

Integrated plan needed to tackle food prices and production in the region -Pres. Ali tells CELAC Conference

-by Svetlana Marshall- Highlighting that all is not well in Latin America and the Caribbean with food security, President Irfaan Ali today urged the Region’s Agriculture Ministers to devise an integrated plan to tackle the issue of food insecurity as the region’s people continue to pay dearly for a healthy diet.  In his keynote address, […]