Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Regional

Two killed following gold mine incident

PARAMARIBO – Police said that a second person has died at the Academic Hospital in Paramaribo following the tragic incident on Sunday at the Rosebel gold mine in Brokopondo. Media...

CDB appoints Gillian Charles-Gollop as vice president, corporate services

The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has appointed Gillian Charles-Gollop as Vice President, Corporate Services, effective May 1. Charles-Gollop brings...

Guyana remains confident of victory in its border dispute with Venezuela

The Guyana government Friday said it remains confident of securing victory at the International Court of Justice (ICJ)...

Regional countries to benefit from new initiative to deal with reduce plastic waste

Small business enterprises in the Eastern Caribbean are being given the opportunity to benefit from a community-driven action...

PM Browne leads ABLP to victory in general election

Prime Minister Gaston Browne’s gamble of calling a general election nearly two years ahead of the constitutional deadline,...

Caribbean countries join US in support of Panama’s sovereignty

WASHINGTON -Two Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries, have joined four other countries, including the United States in monitoring “with vigilance China’s targeted economic pressure and...

Senior Guyana minister objects to brooch worn by Venezuela’s acting President

A senior government minister has criticised Venezuela’s  Acting President, Delcy Rodriquez, for wearing a brooch showing her country’s map that includes Guyana’s Essequibo Region...

Economic performance across the region remained subdued last year – CDB

The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Friday said economic performance across the Caribbean remained subdued in 2025 as global uncertainty, climate shocks, and domestic...

Rowley wants govt to make public its crime plan

PORT OF SPAIN – Former prime minister Dr Keith Rowley recently accused the Trinidad and Tobago government of seeking to downplay the crime situation...

Brace for heat, drought, region urged

Caribbean governments, businesses, farmers and other stakeholders are being urged to prepare themselves for potentially severe climate extremes as a developing El Niño is...

CAL and pilots sign collective agreement

The state-owned Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) says it has signed a collective agreement with the Trinidad and Tobago Airline Pilots Association (TTALPA)  covering the...