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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Tuesday, August 17, 2021) — Dr Carla Barnett, a Belize-born economist, was installed, yesterday, as the new — and first female — Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Dr. Barnett succeeded Dominican economist, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque — who served ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Tuesday, August 17, 2021) — Prime Minister, Brigadier (ret’d) Mark Phillips, asserted that he is proud of the significant contribution Indian culture has made in the lives of all Guyanese. The Prime Minister joined High Commissioner of India ...

By Sheena Forde-Craigg Guest Contributor BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (Thursday, August 12, 2021) — The security cooperation, between the Barbados Defence Force (BDF) and the United States (US) Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), will be enhanced and continued. This was disclosed, today, at a ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana Thursday, August 12, 2021 — Dr. Irfaan Ali, Guyana’s Head of State, yesterday, highlighted and applauded the “selflessness and commitment” of members of the Diplomatic Corps, in ensuring that democracy was not derailed in Guyana, following the March ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica Thursday, August 12, 2021 — With the increased supply of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines in the island, Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, is, again, appealing for more Jamaicans to get inoculated. “We are not quite at 10 percent of the ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Prime Minister, Mia Amor Mottley, pleaded with unvaccinated Barbadians “to do what is necessary”, to protect themselves and their loved ones. Mottley made the comments, yesterday, at the Grantley Adams International Airport, after Barbados received 30,000 doses ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana — A negative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test is still the requirement to enter Guyana, warned Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, during yesterday’s COVID-19 update. Dr. Anthony explained, that although the results of another testing technique, ...

TIMEHRI, Guyana — Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, says the China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) has made significant progress with the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) modernisation project. Minister Edghill made this revelation, yesterday, following his meeting with CHEC, ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, on Tuesday, announced special measures for the reopening of the entertainment sector. The protocols were crafted by the Ministries of Health and Wellness, Local Government and Rural Development, and Culture, Gender, Entertainment and ...

By Annan Boodram Contributing Columnist Recent calls, by Guyana’s Education Minister, Priya Manickchand, for women to get out of abusive relationships; and Human Services and Social Security Minister, Dr. Vindhya Persaud, for men to refrain from preventing women from leaving ...