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U.S. embassy in Cuba resumes full immigrant visa processing for first time since 2017
(Reuters) - The U.S. embassy in Havana resumed full immigrant visa processing and consular services for the first time since 2017 on Wednesday in a bid to stem the record-breaking flow of illegal migrants from Cuba north to the United…
More people to be awarded for defending Guyana’s democracy- Pres. Ali
Moments after bestowing Guyana’s Order of Roraima upon Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, the Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, President Dr. Irfaan Ali said that more people who helped to defend Guyana’s democracy will be awarded this…
‘Caribbean man’ Gonsalves gets Guyana’s Order of Roraima
The Order of Roraima, Guyana’s second highest National Award, was Tuesday bestowed upon the Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves.
Guyana’s Head of State President Dr. Irfaan Ali conferred the award upon…
Jo Mersa Marley, grandson of reggae legend Bob Marley, dead at 31
(New York Post) Joseph “Jo Mersa” Marley, son of musician Stephen Marley and the grandson of reggae legend Bob Marley, has reportedly died. He was 31.
The Jamaican American reggae artist was allegedly found unresponsive in a vehicle, …
President Ali off to Barbados for CARICOM-Cuba Summit
President Dr Irfaan Ali has departed Guyana to participate in the 8th CARICOM-Cuba Summit, which will be held on Tuesday at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre in Bridgetown, Barbados.
This December also marks the 50th anniversary of the…
Haiti: Inside the capital city taken hostage by brutal gangs
(BBC News) - In Port-au-Prince you cannot see the boundaries, but you must know where they are. Your life may depend on it. Competing gangs are carving up the Haitian capital, kidnapping, raping, and killing at will. They demarcate their…
Guyana’s prefab, wooden houses in high demand across the Caribbean
Prefabricated wooden houses from Guyana are being demanded across the Caribbean with Barbados and the St. Vincent and the Grenadines already placing orders for 1,100 houses, President Dr. Irfaan Ali announced on Tuesday night.
Barbados…
Jamaica declares regional states of emergency due to gang violence
- Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Tuesday declared a state of public emergency in parts of the capital Kingston and in some central and western parishes in an attempt to control rising crime linked to gang violence.
States of…
Int’l Parliamentary body mulls G/town to house 1 of 14 offices globally
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) - the global organisation of national parliaments – has its eyes set on Guyana for the establishment of a regional office to coordinate its Caribbean hub activities.
Regarding Guyana as a highly valued…
Jamaica bans music and TV glorifying crime
Jamaica's broadcasting authority has banned content that "glorifies illegal activity" - such as drug and gun use.
The new rules cover TV and radio - including music - and list specific topics that are off-limits. Scamming, drug abuse…