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Death toll rises to 41 in Guyana boat tragedy

The death toll in Guyana's boat tragedy has risen to 41 as search and recovery operations continue. In an update issued this afternoon, the Government of Guyana said 77 people...
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New initiative to improve Caribbean energy sector

A multi-million dollar initiative designed to close the institutional and technical capacity gaps that are slowing the Caribbean’s...
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Two confirmed dead as search and rescue operations continue

The Guyana government Sunday night confirmed that the bodies of two people had been found and the search...
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67 rescued after boat capsized in Guyana; search continues for others

GEORGETOWN – Preliminary reports indicate that a huge wave may have caused the MV Barima with 116 passengers...
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Regional tax administrators to meet in Guyana

Tax administrators and revenue management experts from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping will meet here later this month,...
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Trinidad delegation to visit Venezuela ‘to secure oil and gas’

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PORT OF SPAIN – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday said that a Trinidad and Tobago delegation is to visit Venezuela shortly “to ensure we...
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Gonsalves hits out at CWI over Barbados snub for Windies matches

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Former Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr Ralph Gonsalves has joined those around the region who have expressed surprise that Barbados...
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PM warns process used to re-appoint CARICOM SG could have long term effects for Trinidadians

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Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says the “surreptitious and odious process” used regarding the reappointment of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General, Dr. Cara Barnett,...
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PM Browne writes to international groups to observe general election

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Prime Minister Gaston Browne has written to three regional and international organizations requesting that they send representatives to observe the general election, the date...
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CTO remains “cautiously optimistic” about growth of regional tourism sector this year

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The Barbados-based  Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) says it remains “cautiously optimistic” that the regional tourism sector will transition into a phase of more moderate,...
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US human rights group condemns ‘unlawful’ US boat strike in the Caribbean  

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The United States human rights group, Human Rights Watch, has condemned the latest US military strike on a vessel in the Caribbean Sea that...
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