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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 […]
The European Commission has announced that three Caribbean countries, Barbados, Jamaica and The Bahamas, have been added to its latest blacklist of countries that are considered high risk with strategic deficiencies in their regime against money laundering and countering terrorist financing. While the three CARICOM states became the latest to be added to the blacklist, […]
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo this morning said the United States has no intent to divide CARICOM. Mr. Pompeo made the statement at a joint press conference with Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holdness in Jamaica. His statement came in response to criticism leveled at the US over its decision to invite specific CARICOM member […]
While accepting the credentials of the new Australian High Commissioner to Guyana, President David Granger today expressed sorrow at the ongoing wildfires in Australia that have devastated parts of the country. “We have been deeply saddened, and I express sincere condolences on behalf of the Government and people of Guyana, for the loss of lives […]
A team of American Airlines workers, who all have a Caribbean background, is currently in Guyana as part of the airline’s Caribbean Employee Business Resource Group. This afternoon the group hosted will a “Safety in Aviation Seminar” at the Art Williams & Harry Wendt Aeronautical school for the students of the school. According to Guyanese Abina […]
A Caribbean Airlines plane that departed Guyana on Saturday afternoon for a non-stop flight to New York was forced to make an emergency landing in The Bahamas as the plane developed a mechanical problem with one of its engines. The flight, BW 526, had 134 passengers and 7 crew members on board. In a statement, […]
(Trinidad Guardian) Sixty-nine people ranging from the ages of 19 to 70 years have been found locked away in cages at a church located along the Eastern Main Road in Arouca on Wednesday morning. These people both men and women are believed to be victims of “modern day slavery” and “human trafficking” according to Commissioner of […]
Regional Airline LIAT has announced that it is taking precautions against Tropical Storm Dorian that is threatening a number of Caribbean countries. The airline has announced that it has been forced to cancel a number of flights across the region in wake of the storm. Flights from Guyana to Barbados and from Barbados to Guyana […]
Guyana has joined a number of other Caribbean countries to guard against Ebola. Although there has been no report of the deadly disease in the region, its reemergence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has triggered global concern. With the international alert level being raised, Guyana and a number of sister CARICOM states will […]
Life is sweet for Guyanese Chef Kashif Browne. At age 29, he is creating a stir and living his dream at The White House, the official residence of the President of the United States. Kashif is the Executive Sous Chef at The White House. He completed his secondary education at The Bishops’ High School and […]
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