Caribbean & International

CARICOM to send humanitarian aid and other supplies to Cuba

CARICOM has announced that Regional Governments are preparing to dispatch humanitarian aid to Cuba, following a decision announced by CARICOM Chairman, Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew at the recent CARICOM Heads of Government meeting in St. Kitts/Nevis. The announcement comes as Cuba is experiencing its worst economic and humanitarian crisis in 67 years, marked by […]

Spike in global oil prices could fast track cost recovery in Stabroek Block -Routledge

The spike in oil prices on the global market linked to the ongoing war in Iran could potentially fast track cost recovery under the Stabroek Block Production Sharing Agreement (PSA), according to ExxonMobil Guyana President, Alistair Routledge. Benchmark Brent oil prices jumped to over US$119 per barrel today following attacks by Iran on energy facilities […]

CCJ President proposes establishment of International Climate Injuries Compensation Fund

The President of the Caribbean Court of Justice, Justice Winston Anderson, has proposed the establishment of an International Climate Injuries Compensation (ICIC) Fund, funded by corporate actors, to provide compensation for damage and harm resulting from extraordinary weather events. The CCJ President presented the proposal while speaking at the Inter-American Seminar on Climate Emergency and […]

Stabroek News ends operations after 39 years

By Svetlana Marshall Stabroek News – one of Guyana’s longest running independent newspapers – printed its last edition this morning, bidding farewell to the country’s media landscape after 39 years. Known as the “newspaper of record”, from the time of it first edition, Stabroek News in November 1986, the newspaper was seen as championing democracy, […]

Norton accuses Government of abandoning Cuba after years of cooperation and support

Leader of the People’s National Congress and Chairman of the APNU, Aubrey Norton, has expressed disappointment in the position that Guyana has taken in relation to Cuba, telling a recent forum that Guyana has effectively abandoned the country that stood with it during its most difficult times. Over the weekend, President Irfaan Ali said he […]

Guyana lends full support to US-led Americas Counter Cartel Coalition; Ali lauds Trump’s leadership in fighting cartels

President Irfaan Ali joined US President Donald Trump and 11 other leaders from the Americas on Saturday in Florida for the launch of the US-led Shield of the Americas initiative. The Shield of the Americas aims to dismantle cartels and foreign terrorists operating in the Western Hemisphere, with the US Government already designating a number […]

Guyana signs onto US-led Joint Security Declaration for Western Hemisphere

Guyana along with 16 other countries from the Western Hemisphere today signed a Joint Security Declaration, reaffirming their commitment to peace, sovereignty and stability in the region. US Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth hosted the inaugural Americas Counter Cartel Conference at U.S. Southern Command headquarters in Doral, Florida today. The event brought together regional defense […]

Guyana to lead economic growth in the Caribbean for 2026 and 2027 -World Bank report

Guyana is poised to lead economic growth in the Caribbean this year and next year, according to a new report from the World Bank. According to the January 2026 Global Economic Prospects Report released by the World Bank Group, Guyana is projected to remain the Caribbean’s fastest‑growing economy over the medium term. The report stated […]

Persad-Bissessar hammers CARICOM over its “unreliability” and silence on major security issues

Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, delivered a blistering rebuke of how unity is exercised within CARICOM, as she spoke directly to her fellow Heads of Government at the opening of their 50th Regular Meeting in St. Kitts. Persad-Bissessar said CARICOM’s position when two of its members were under sustained attack by Venezuela […]