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Death toll in Guyana ferry tragedy climbs as regional recovery effort expands

 Search, rescue and recovery operations following the capsizing of the MV Barima have intensified with the arrival of maritime assets and personnel from the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard...
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Efforts to refloat sunken MV Barima to begin today

GEORGETOWN – The Guyana government says it will begin operations at midday on Wednesday to refloat the sunken...
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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...
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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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Region to hold meeting on AIDS

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Georgetown, Guyana – The director of the Coordinating Unit for the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), Dr Wendy Telgt-Emanuelson, says innovative approaches...
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St Lucia may import water from Dominica

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Castries – The St Lucia government Friday said it was exploring the possibility of bringing in water from Dominica as the island moves to...
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Husband of decapitated woman charged

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NEW YORK – Days after the head of a Guyanese woman was discovered dumped in the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens, New York,...
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Homeland security minister says US providing names of people linked to illegal drugs trade

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Homeland Security Minister, Roger Alexander, says the United States has provided Trinidad and Tobago with a list of “persons of interest” in the country...
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Bahamas PM pleased with crime figures

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NASSAU – Prime Minister Phillip  Davis says crime figures in the country are “moving in the right direction” and that he is pleased “we...
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MPs in Cayman vote to look at curbing social media access for under-16s

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Cayman could follow Australia in banning social media for children under 16 following cross-party support on the issue in Parliament. A Private Member’s Motion brought by Pearlina...
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