By News Source Guyana on October 16, 2024
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
InterCaribbean Airways has announced its plans to begin twice-weekly non-stop service between Guyana and the island of Grenada. According to a statement from the airline, the new service is awaiting government approval, but is set to begin on the 1st December. The statement explained that the service between Guyana and Grenada would be operated on […]
By News Source Guyana on October 15, 2024
Caribbean & International, News
The European Commission Delegation in Guyana has announced that from next Monday, the 21st October, persons wishing to apply for Schengen visas will be allowed to do so in Guyana if the main destination is France. The EU Delegation said the applications will be received over two days in every month. The statement explained that […]
By News Source Guyana on October 15, 2024
Business, Caribbean & International, News
Regional carrier, Caribbean Airlines has announced that it will be operating two flights per week from Guyana to neighbouring Suriname. The airline will also be increasing the number of flights it operates to Suriname from Trinidad and Tobago to four flights per week. The flights from Guyana will operate out of the Eugene F. Correia […]
By News Source Guyana on October 4, 2024
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
The Government of Guyana observed the 125th anniversary of the 1899 Arbitral Award which settled the border dispute between Venezuela and the then British Guiana on Thursday. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that while Guyana still accepts and celebrates the Arbitral Award as stipulated by the Treaty, Venezuela, just after Guyana’s […]
By News Source Guyana on October 3, 2024
Business, Caribbean & International, News, Politics
The Suriname-Guyana Chamber of Commerce (SGCC) is optimistic that Guyanese will benefit significantly from the development of Suriname’s first offshore oil project – GranMorgu – pegged at US$10B. In a statement on Wednesday supporting the Final Investment Decision (FID) by TotalEnergies, APA Corporation and Staatsolie for the development of the GranMorgu Project in Block 58, […]
By News Source Guyana on October 2, 2024
Business, Caribbean & International, News
The new LIAT 2020 airline’s application to begin operating in Guyana is expected to be sent to the Cabinet within the coming weeks for approval. The new airline, which was formed following the collapse and closure of LIAT 1974, is already serving a number of Caribbean destinations and has been eyeing a number of other […]
By News Source Guyana on September 30, 2024
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
Premier of th British Virgin Islands, Natalio D. Wheatley, has announced that Guyanese travelers to the BVI will no longer require a visa to enter the islands. At a press conference this morning, Premier Wheatley said the move will seek to develop trade and travel relations between Guyana and the British Virgin Islands. “Many of […]
By News Source Guyana on September 25, 2024
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
President Irfaan Ali addressed the United Nations General Assembly this afternoon and made it known that Guyana will continue to bank on International Law for the peaceful resolution of the border controversy with neighbouring Venezuela. The President told other world leaders gathered at the UN Headquarters in New York that Venezuela has been a threat […]
By News Source Guyana on September 23, 2024
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
President Irfaan Ali will be addressing the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)on Wednesday during a visit to New York. While at the United Nations, the President is also expected to participate part in bilateral meetings with other Heads of State, including with the President of Paraguay, and the President of Ecuador. A statement from the […]
By News Source Guyana on September 19, 2024
Caribbean & International, Crime, News
The Bahamas, Jamaica, Belize and Haiti are the CARICOM member states which have been listed by the US President as Major Drug Transit or Major Illicit Drug Producing Countries for Fiscal Year 2025. In a statement, The White House explained that a country’s presence on the list is not necessarily a reflection of its government’s […]