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COVID-19: Delta variant ripping through C’bean; Guyana urges unified response
Despite the availability of a variety of vaccines, many Caribbean countries are a seeing higher number of infections and deaths since the COVID-19 virus was first detected in the region in early 2020. The delta variant and vaccine hesitancy…
‘Vaccine discrimination’ must stop before it becomes a norm- CARICOM Chair tells UN
Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Gaston Browne has called out countries for placing additional restrictions on vaccinated Caribbean travellers by not recognising some of the vaccines they may have been immunised with.…
‘World should not be divided by what vaccines people take’ – Pres. Ali tells global leaders
By Vishani Ragobeer
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As countries around the world continue their COVID-19 vaccination campaigns using the vaccines that have been made available to them, President Dr. Irfaan Ali has urged countries not to become…
One-year-old girl chopped to death by Guyanese man in Trinidad
Trinidad Express - Over 24 years of domestic abuse suffered by a Tarodale family culminated in the killing of one of their youngest children, a one-year-old girl, during a bloody cutlass attack on Sunday night by a rejected lover.
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Guyana commits to providing strong leadership on climate change and food security
President Dr Irfaan Ali today told the VI (Sixth) Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) that Guyana is committed to providing strong leadership on issues such as climate…
CARICOM reiterates full support for Guyana in border controversy with Venezuela
See below full statement issued by CARICOM:
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana - Tuesday, 14 September 2021) - The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has taken note of the round of negotiations in Mexico and…
Guyana and Chile can work closer together – President Ali
President Irfaan Ali on Thursday told the Chilean Ambassador to Guyana, Juan Manuel Pino Vasquez to convey to the Chilean President and his Government that Guyana is committed to advancing the “excellent and mutually beneficial relations”…
Visa-free travel, easier trade & investment among suggestions to deepen CARICOM/Africa…
By Vishani Ragobeer
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Visa-free travel between the Caribbean and African countries, eliminating obstacles to trade and investment and even an annual Africa-CARICOM summit were among the suggestions floated to help…
Cuba: The first country in the world to vaccinate children under 12
(Liberationnews.org) - In the battle against COVID-19, Cuba has been a country of firsts. It is the only country in all Latin America to produce its own vaccines.
Cuba has sent more than 5,000 doctors to help treat COVID patients in 57…
CARICOM, Africa aim for shared prosperity; Pres. Ali plugs cooperation in COVID, climate change…
By Vishani Ragobeer
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Countries in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Africa are hoping to work together to achieve shared prosperity by cooperating in a number of sectors and ultimately, work towards improving…