Caribbean & International

Walton-Desir issues grave warning for Guyana should a war break out in neighbouring Venezuela

Leader of the Forward Guyana Movement and Opposition Member of Parliament, Amanza Walton-Desir, is warning of grave implications for Guyana, should a war break out in neighboring Venezuela. Speaking on Gomoseley Radio’s “New Day” programme this morning, Walton-Desir, said not only would the country face a migration crisis, but there will be a social crisis […]

Jamaica hails Guyana’s support for rebuilding efforts; GDF team on the ground in hurricane ravaged communities

More than 40 members of the Guyana Defence Force, mostly from the Engineering Corps, are currently in Jamaica assisting the island with its recovery and restoration efforts following the devastation left by Hurricane Melissa. Guyana has also dispatched various supplies, including building material, food, water tanks and mattresses. Today, the third trance of relief supplies from […]

Guyana Digital School seeks to transform education delivery

Guyana’s first digital school, which is an online platform designed to provide students with access to learning materials, was launched on Friday. The platform is expected to transform education delivery through technology and digital learning tools and will also be available to students in the Caribbean. During the launch, President Irfaan Ali said the platform […]

Cardiologist Dr. Mahendra Carpen sounds alarm over shorter life expectancy for men in Guyana

As the World observed International Men’s Day today, prominent Cardiologist and Presidential Health Advisor, Dr. Mahendra Carpen, is urging Guyanese men to pay closer attention to their health, explaining that in Guyana and the wider Caribbean, men now have a shorter life expectancy than women. Addressing a National Symposium on men’s health and wellness today, […]

Guyana received over US$1 Billion in oil earnings in first half of 2025

While the traditional sectors of the economy continue to perform relatively well, the oil and gas sector is outperforming all other sector as it relates to revenue generation, Finance Ministry’s mid-year report has revealed. According to the report, in the first half of 2025, the Government had fifteen lifts of profit oil from the three […]

CARICOM and UNICEF study finds growing incidents of depression and worry among Caribbean youth

A groundbreaking new report by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and UNICEF has revealed that a significant number of children and adolescents across the Caribbean are experiencing high levels of anxiety, depression and hopelessness. The 2025 Caribbean Child and Youth Mental Health Research Study Report released by CARICOM underscores a regional mental health crisis, with 58% of […]

Attorney General Nandlall urges remaining CARICOM countries to adopt CCJ as their final court.

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall has criticized Caribbean countries that have not signed on to the Caribbean Court of Justice to be their final court. Barbados, Guyana, Belize, Dominica and St. Lucia have made the CCJ their final Court of Appeal. Other countries have not yet changed their laws to replace […]

Guyanese, Justice Arif Bulkan sworn-in as newest Judge on Caribbean Court of Justice

Distinguished Guyanese legal luminary and former Acting Justice of Appeal, Christopher Arif Bulkan, was today sworn in as the newest Judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). He took his oath before President Irfaan Ali at the Office of the President. President of the CCJ, Justice Winston Anderson, Prime Minister Mark Phillips, Attorney General […]

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