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Barbados reparations task force to develop self-help projects

The chairman of  the National Task Force on Reparations, David Comissiong, says it will to develop new self-help reparatory justice projects modelled on the landmark 46-year-old law that enabled...

Four Caribbean students to benefit from CCRIF SPC scholarships

The Cayman Islands-based Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF SPC) is supporting nine Caribbean students pursuing climate resilience...

Caribbean immigration advocates welcome US court ruling on ICE ban

Caribbean immigration advocates have welcomed a United States federal judge’s ruling in favour of a New York ban...

PM Mitchell leads NDC to historic victory

Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell led his ruling National Democratic  Congress (NDC) to an historic electoral victory here on...

Trinidad to face scrutiny over emergency powers, detention in UN review

 Trinidad and Tobago’s human rights record will come under scrutiny at the United Nations next week, with submissions...

Guyana welcomes commitment made by US oil and gas companies

The Guyana government says it welcomes the commitment by the US-based oil companies, ExxonMobil and Chevron, to partner with Guyana in its development programme. Representatives...

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”...