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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...

New report finds cybersecurity maturity improves in Latin America and Caribbean

A new study has found that countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have made significant progress in strengthening their cybersecurity capacity, but persistent...

Insanally elected as IACHR Commissioner

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) Wednesday announced that the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) has elected Dr. Riyad...

Venezuela cancels energy deals with Trinidad and Tobago

CARACAS – Venezuela Monday said it has with “immediate effect” terminated any existing contract, agreement or negotiation with Trinidad and Tobago  after accusing Port...

Dominica willing to serve as mediator in US-Venezuela conflict

Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit on Monday said his country is prepared to act as a mediator in the current conflict between the United...

Fontaine re-elected leader of main opposition party in Dominica

Economist Dr. Thomson Fontaine has been narrowly re-elected leader of the main opposition United Workers Party (UWP), warning supporters it is important to end...

Natural Resources Ministry in Guyana urges miners to stop paying workers in raw gold

 The Ministry of Natural Resources has strongly urged miners across Guyana to cease the practice of paying workers in raw gold, warning that the...