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CARICOM calls for ‘immediate unconditional’ end to US embargo against Cuba
By Bibi Khatoon
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has called for an immediate end to the United States commercial, economic, and financial embargo against Cuba.
Delivering remarks at the opening of the sixth Meeting of Foreign…
Guyana to host meeting of CARICOM, Cuban Foreign Ministers
Foreign Ministers of CARICOM and Cuba will be in Georgetown for their sixth meeting on Friday, June 14, 2019 at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre.
Among areas of mutual interest on the agenda are CARICOM-Cuba relations and issues…
Norton worries Venezuelan migrants could change Caribbean cultures
By Isanella Patoir
The Minister of Social Cohesion Dr George Norton has expressed worry that the wave of Venezuelan migration to Guyana and other countries of the Caribbean could erode cultural expressions.
“The role of culture to…
Brazil’s top court votes to make homophobia a crime
- A majority in Brazil's Supreme Court has voted in favour of making homophobia and transphobia crimes.
Six out of 11 judges voted to consider discrimination against gays and transgender people equivalent to racism. The decision will…
Brazilian navy ships in Guyana for military drills at sea
Three vessels of the Brazilian Navy docked in Port Georgetown and are berthed at the wharf at Coast Guard Ship Hinds (GDF Coast Guard Headquarters), Ruimveldt, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) announced on its Facebook page Thursday.
“The…
Renowned Trinidadian journalist Wesley Gibbings launches book of poems in Guyana
By Isanella Patoir
Award winning Trinidadian journalist and poet, Wesley Gibbings launched his fifth collection of poems at Moray House, Camp Street Georgetown on Friday.
Titled ‘Passages’, the book holds a collection of 31 poems…
Unemployment drops to record low 8 per cent in Jamaica
Jamaica Observer - DIRECTOR General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) Carol Coy announced Tuesday that in January 2019 Jamaica achieved a new record-low unemployment rate of eight per cent.
“After record-low…
ExxonMobil makes 13th discovery offshore Guyana
Director of Energy, Dr. Mark Bynoe has announced that ExxonMobil has made its 13th discovery offshore Guyana, this time at the Yellowtail-1 well.
Below is the additional statement from the Ministry of the Presidency:
Yellowtail-1…
Venezuela fails to submit case on why Int’l Court does not have power to hear border case
The Venezuelan Government has refused to file documents countering Guyana’s arguments that the International Court of Justice can hear and determine the long-standing controversy over the 1899 arbitral award that settled the borders of the…
LIAT is Guyana Carnival’s official airline
Liat, the Caribbean Airline, has signed on as Guyana Carnival’s official regional airline for the second year in a row, a statement from the Carnival Committee revealed Wednesday.
According to the statement, Liat operates high-frequency…
