By Elizabeth Morgan Guest Contributor I am moving away from looking at the merchandise exports of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), into looking at trade in services, starting with tourism, which is the region’s principal service export. As COVID-19 has shown, ...
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Thursday, September 2, 2021) — Climate Change and Covid-19 were the main issues discussed, as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr. Carla Barnett, accepted the credentials of the new Ambassador of the United Kingdom to CARICOM, Jane ...
Read More »CARICOM Congratulates Trinidad And Tobago On Its 59th Independence Anniversary
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Thursday, September 2, 2021) — The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) congratulated the government and people of Trinidad and Tobago on the country’s fifty-ninth anniversary of Independence, which it celebrated on Tuesday, August 31. In a congratulatory message to Prime ...
Read More »NO! To Re-Resettling Afghan Refugees In Guyana
Editor: The Caribbean-American Coalition (CAC) has publicly issued a recommendation to resettle Afghan refugees in Guyana. The names, appended to this seemingly paper organisation, based in Queens, New York, are: Ashook Ramsaran and Dr. Dhanpaul Narine. These two elderly gentlemen, who ...
Read More »Former NBA Star, Jamaal Magloire: “My Inspiration Is My Mother”
By Kerrel Raphael Guest Contributor TORONTO, Ontario — Toronto Raptors Assistant Coach and Community Ambassador, Jamaal Magloire, asserts that he wouldn’t be where he is today, without the guidance of his mentors. Earlier this year, on Saturday, April 17, he ...
Read More »Guyana And Suriname To Jointly Develop Oil And Gas Sectors
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Friday, August 20, 2021) — Recognising the vast potential of Guyana and Suriname’s oil and gas sectors, the nations’ presidents, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali and Chandrikapersad Santokhi, respectively, have indicated that the two countries will jointly strategise to ...
Read More »Barbados Government Website For Reporting Adverse Effects From COVID-19 Vaccines Up And Running
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (Friday, August 20, 2021) — Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kenneth George, reminded the public that the Barbados Drug Service’s website, drugservice.gov.bb/, where citizens can report any adverse effects from COVID-19 vaccines, is fully functional. He told the online ...
Read More »Bank Of Jamaica To Roll Out Digital Currency Next Month
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Friday, August 20, 2021) — The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) reported that pilot implementation of a local Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), which commenced in June, remains on schedule. This includes minting of Jamaica’s first batch of CBDC ...
Read More »Who Is Erin O’Toole? The Answer Is Key To The Conservatives’ Election Chances
By Brian Budd Guest Contributor After Justin Trudeau triggered what will surely be one of the most unique elections in Canadian history, candidates across the country are campaigning against the backdrop of COVID-19. Trudeau and the Liberals are hoping to ...
Read More »Rhetoric Check: Historically, How Important Is The 2021 Canadian Election?
By Alex Marland Guest Contributor The claim: Justin Trudeau says that the 2021 Canadian federal election might be the most important election since 1945. The verdict: This election is important for Trudeau’s political legacy. All political leaders, particularly heads of ...
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