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‘Open for business’ – The Bahamas seeks Caribbean partners to cut US$1B import bill
By Vishani Ragobeer
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The Bahamas - best known for its tourism- is hoping to reduce its dependency on imported food by growing its own agricultural sector and it is seeking to do so with the help of its sister…
Rowley, Mottley ponder single company register for CARICOM
By Kurt Campbell
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In a push to achieve the true and full potential of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Single Market and Economy (CSME), Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Dr. Keith Rowley says consideration has…
Mottley says some imports offensive to independent CARICOM, urges ‘change in mindset’
By Kurt Campbell
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As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) puts focus on reducing its over US$4 billion food import bill, Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley believes a change in mindset among Caribbean citizens is…
‘We must do better to remove trade barriers imposed on each other’ – CARICOM Chairman
By Vishani Ragobeer
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As countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) join together in fervent efforts to boost regional food production, the bloc’s current Chairman John Briceño has called on Caribbean countries…
‘We cannot lose this momentum’ – Pres. Ali presses CARICOM Heads on shared action
By Kurt Campbell
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The regional momentum towards food security as a whole was revived on Thursday as Heads of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) look forward to significant investments in the coming months flowing from…
DPP discontinues charge against lawyer accused of using racial slurs
The private criminal charge filed against attorney-at-law Nirvan Singh for allegedly using racial remarks or slurs against an Afro-Guyanese police constable, was on Wednesday discontinued by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP),…
Hicken aims to reduce youth crime with skills training
The Guyana Police Force will be rolling out a youth programme soon aimed at reducing juvenile criminal activities and empowering youths to be law-abiding citizens.
This is according to Commissioner of Police (ag) Clifton Hicken who made…
T&T’s Chairman of National Gas Company appointed High Commissioner to Guyana
Chairman of the National Gas Company (NGC) Conrad Enill has been appointed TT's high commissioner to Guyana.
A release from the Ministry of Foreign and Caricom Affairs confirmed Enill's new posting on Tuesday, adding that during a brief…
Dominica’s PM to arrive in Guyana today for Agri-Investment Forum
Dominica’s Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit will depart the island on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, to attend the Agri-Investment Forum & Expo in Guyana, hosted by the Government of Guyana and the CARICOM Secretariat.
The forum runs from…
More ‘condo styled’ buildings for Guyana as ‘modern’ Condominium Bill is passed
Regarding it as a modern piece of legislation amid new demands for higher standards and more accommodation in housing, the Condominium Bill was passed on Tuesday during the 47th Sitting of the National Assembly.
Few Opposition Members of…