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...

US landing military aircraft in Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo – The government of the Dominican Republic has authorised several United States military aircraft to land in the country in the coming days...

Jamaica records decline in murders for this year

KINGSTON – Jamaica is recording a decrease of more than 42 per cent in murder so far this year, according to the latest figures...

Guyana to buy long-acting HIV prevention anti-retroviral

GEORGETOWN – The government of Guyana intends to purchase an anti-retroviral known as lenacapavir, that scientists say can offer protection against Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV)...

Guyana says oil tanker seized by United States was flying Guyana flag illegally

Guyana Friday night the oil  tanker seized by the United States earlier during the day “was falsely flying the Guyana flag” and is not...

Suspects detained in gold seizure operation in Guyana

GEORGETOWN – Guyana police say they have seized more than GUY$130 million (One Guyana dollar=US$0.004 cents) in cash and gold, after carrying out an...

Antigua government to launch portal next year showing all government contracts

Prime Minister Gaston Browne says government will next year launch a public “citizens’ portal”  where all government purchases and contracts will be published as...