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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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Barbados described as one of safest destinations in the Caribbean and the Americas

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 The chief executive officer of  the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc, Andrea Franklin, says the international recognition of the island as one of the safest...
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Guyana to introduce automated passenger ID at CJIA

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 The government says it will introduce an automated passenger identification system at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) to reduce processing times for Guyanese...
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More questions over Barnett’s re-appointment

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KINGSTON – Former assistant secretary general of CARICOM, Joseph Cox, is raising questions regarding the re-appointment of Dr Carla Barnett as the Secretary General...
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Chairman disappointed Netherlands declined to support slavery declaration

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PARAMARIBO – Chairman of the National Reparations Commission (NRC), Armand Zunder, has described as a “slap in the face to descendants of enslaved people...
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Five Caribbean countries to benefit from new IICA initiative

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 The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) has introduced a new initiative designed to strengthen the competitiveness, operational efficiency and market access of...
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PM Browne says election will be held in April

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Prime Minister Gaston Browne Friday confirmed that he had written to Governor General, Sir Rodney Williams, advising him to dissolve Parliament for a general...
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