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Advocacy group in Jamaica calls for sex offenders registry to be made public

 The non-governmental organisation – Fi We Children Foundation,  has joined calls for the sex offenders registry to be made public, following the rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl in...

Mother, three children buried as Guyana ferry tragedy death toll climbs to 73

 A mother and three of her children were laid to rest on Friday as a sense of unimaginable...

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...

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...

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...

Concerns over sudden removal of EXIMBank chief executive officer in Trinidad

The business community ios awaiting the next move by the authorities after the weekend dismissal of  the chief executive officer of the Export Import...

Chastanet tenders resignation as leader of opposition party

Allen Chastanet has tendered his resignation as leader of the main opposition United Workers Party (UWP), less than a week after he led the...

Guyana launches first digital school

Guyana Friday launched its first ever digital school with President Irfaan Ali the country must move from a resource-based economy to a knowledge-based one...

PAHO launches tool to improve care for women who survive sexual violence

WASHINGTON – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched a rapid assessment tool to improve care for women survivors of sexual violence, amid...