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Guyana’s Political Opposition, the People’s Progressive Party is not totally satisfied with the outcome of the recently concluded 37th Regular Meeting of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). At a press conference on Monday, PPP’s General Secretary Clement Rohee reflected on the meeting and urged the Guyana Government to allow the Parliament to […]
(MOTP) A multi-sectoral approach to the myriad problems facing teenagers in Guyana, according to First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, is what is needed to ensure that they are properly equipped to assume leadership of our country in the future. The First Lady made these comments during a Stakeholders Symposium held in observance of World Population […]
(GINA) The Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have taken a strong position in support of a juridical settlement for the peaceful resolution of the long standing claim on Guyana’s territory by Venezuela. President Granger, during the closing Press Conference of the 37th Regular Meeting of the Conference of the Heads of Government of CARICOM […]
The Ministry of Social Protection has started to sanitize the old age pension register after discovering that there are over 8,000 Guyanese livi ng outside of Guyana who are benefitting from the monthly old age pension payments. The laws governing the old age pension disqualifies persons who are not resident in Guyana from benefiting from […]
CARICOM Leaders have wrapped up their Regular Meeting in Georgetown and have agreed to work much closer to tackle the crime problem facing many member states. Member states are now expected to work much closer in the area of security. As part of that effort, CARICOM will be looking to introduce a regional arrest treaty. […]
The United States and Guyana are celebrating 50 years of diplomatic relations and that milestone comes at the same time that the US is celebrating its 240th Independence Anniversary. At a reception on Wednesday evening, U.S Ambassador to Guyana Perry Hollaway offered advice on protecting Guyana’s own freedom and liberties of Independence. The U.S envoy said citizens […]
As Leaders of the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) prepare to wrap up their 37th Regular Meeting today in Guyana, the absence of women representation at the table is being called into focus. Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has expressed disappointment, saying that the absence of a female face as the Head of a CARICOM state tells a […]
Guyana’s South American neighbour to the east and CARICOM sister state Suriname, is supportive of the push for a Juridical Settlement to the Border Controversy Guyana shares with Venezuela. Surinamese President Desi Bouterse met with President David Granger last week, where the two leaders discussed a range of issues including Venezuela’s claims to Guyana’s Essequibo […]
by Kurt Campbell Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Monday called on CARICOM leaders to urgently address the increased cases of denial of entry of regional citizens into fellow CARICOM member states. Prime Minister Holness made the call while delivering an address at the opening of the 37th Heads of Government meeting of CARICOM in […]
Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, used his statement at the opening of the CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting in Georgetown to wail into critics of the regional body. The Prime Minister lashed out at those who used the newspapers to talk about CARICOM being a comotose body, telling the […]
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