Regional

IDB Invest announces strategic partnership to support Caribbean growth

IDB Invest, the private-sector arm of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB Group) says it has entered into a strategic partnership with the Trinidad-based ANSA McAL Group to support investments...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Gonsalves condemns US military action over alleged drug trafficking

KINGSTOWN – Opposition Leader Dr Ralph Gonsalves has criticised the ongoing United States military action against alleged illegal drug traffickers after three people, presumed...

Jamaica’s PNP urges Caribbean to stand with Cuba

The main opposition People’s National Party (PNP) Monday urged Caribbean countries to provide a principled and compassionate response to the ongoing situation in Cuba...

Mohameds want suspension of extradition committal prceedings

Lawyers representing Opposition Leader, Azruddin Mohamed, and his billionaire businessman father, Nazar “Shell” Mohamed  are seeking an order from the Court of  Appeal suspending...

Trinidad gets licences from United States for oil and gas activities in Venezuela

The Trinidad and Tobago government Friday said that it has been issued with two United States General Licences, which provides “a clear and structured...

Stabroek newspaper closes down

GEORGETOWN – Stabroek News, one of Guyana’s  daily newspapers launched in the 1960s Friday announced that it had taken the ”extraordinarily difficult and painful”...

PAHO warns of sustained increase in chikungunya cases

WASHINGTON – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has issued an alert following a sustained increase in chikungunya cases in several countries in the...