GEORGETOWN, Guyana (January 28, 2021) — The United States (US), Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and France, today, in expressing support for Guyana, called on Venezuela to release 12 Guyanese seamen, who have been illegally detained in Venezuela, since last week Thursday. ...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (Thursday, January 28, 2021) — Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, says a Cabinet committee is being established to review the government’s implementation of recommendations, contained in the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Task Force report. The task force was convened by ...
Read More »Jamaica Failing To Cope With Plastic Waste
By Kate Chappell Guest Contributor KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jan 20 2021 (IPS) — For decades, every time it rains, heavily, in Jamaica, a daunting deluge of plastic bottles and bags, styrofoam and other garbage trundles its way down a network of ...
Read More »Mode Of Trial In GECOM Officials Court Case Still To Be Decided
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Tuesday, January 19, 2021) — The court proceedings, involving Chief Election Officer, Keith Lowenfield, Region Four District Returning Officer, Mortimer Mingo, and PNCR Executive, Volda Lawrence, for their alleged criminal conduct during the elections period, may take some ...
Read More »Jamaica Government Seeking To Improve Shiprider Agreement With US
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Tuesday, January 19, 2021) — Enhanced operating protocols and procedures have been proposed to improve the implementation of the Shiprider Agreement, between the United States and Jamaica, under which, both countries cooperate to curtail illicit maritime drug trafficking. ...
Read More »Barbados’ Newest Centenarian Celebrates 100 Years In Fine Style
ST. JAMES, Barbados (Tuesday, January 19, 2020) — Edna Lewis is the epitome of the popular phrase “disability is not inability”. Stricken with polio at the age of three, which left her with a deformed leg, that did not stop ...
Read More »New Mangrove Forest Mapping Tool Puts Conservation In Reach Of Coastal Communities
By Trevor Gareth Jones Guest Contributor Mangroves are salt-tolerant plants found in intertidal areas throughout much of the world’s tropical and subtropical coastlines. Mangrove ecosystems are highly variable, ranging from sparse, stunted shrubs to dense stands of thick-stemmed tall trees. These ...
Read More »Second Impeachment Is Just The Start Of Donald Trump’s Legal Woes
By Thomas Klassen Guest Contributor By becoming the first president to be impeached twice, Donald Trump’s controversial and divisive term as president is reaching a surreal ending. Although he will likely remain in office and finish his term on Jan. 20, ...
Read More »Barbados To Launch Rapid Test System For US And UK Entry
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (Tuesday, January 19, 2021) — The Barbados government has announced that, starting from January 26, 2021, the United States will require travellers to present a negative COVID-19 test for entry into the country. Rapid tests are being accepted ...
Read More »Guyana’s Chief Justice Dismisses One Election Petition; Attorney-General Lauds Judgement
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Monday, January 18, 2021) — Chief Justice (Ag.) Roxane George, today, dismissed one of two petitions, filed by the main Opposition, APNU+AFC Coalition, challenging the validity of the results of the March 2, 2020 General and Regional Elections. ...
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