GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Tuesday, July 12, 2022) — Indigenous leaders were reassured by Prime Minister, Mark Phillips — who has responsibility for energy and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) — today, of the government’s commitment to bridging the energy and digital ...
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By Neil Armstrong Contributing Editor Beyond its natural beauty and places to visit, such as the Blue Lagoon, Reach Falls, the popular public Winnifred Beach and Boston Jerk Centre, the parish of Portland in Jamaica has a rich cultural history ...
Read More »Work In Progress On Jamaica’s First Underwater Sculpture Park
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (Wednesday, June 29, 2022) — The Montego Bay Marine Park Trust in St. James, plans to establish Jamaica’s first underwater sculpture park, aimed at further promoting awareness about the marine and coastal environment. Addressing a Jamaica Information ...
Read More »51 Schools In Jamaica Receive Water Tanks From US
ST. ANDREW, Jamaica (Wednesday, June 29, 2022) — Fifty-one primary and infant schools are to benefit from a donation of 100 water tanks, valued over $9 million. The 1,000-gallon black tanks, along with fittings, were provided by the United States ...
Read More »Violent Protest Breaks Out In Guyana; President Calls For Patience As Investigations Continue Into Death Of Quindon Bacchus
By Synieka Thorne Guest Contributor EAST COAST DEMERARA, Guyana (Wednesday, June 29, 2022) — President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, on Tuesday, visited Mon Repos and Buxton, on the East Coast of Demerara, following protest actions over the death of Quindon ...
Read More »Guyana Government To Dedicate 15 Percent Of All Conservation Revenues To Amerindian Communities
By Mikaila Prince Guest Contributor GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Wednesday, June 29, 2022) — The government, through its new and expanded Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) 2030, plans to set aside 15 percent of all revenues, earned from forest conservation, for Amerindians ...
Read More »Barbados Deepening 55 Years Of Diplomatic Ties With Japan
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (Wednesday, June 29, 2022) — Barbados and Japan continue to deepen their almost 55 years of diplomatic relations. During a welcome dinner, hosted last Wednesday evening, by the new Japanese Ambassador to Barbados, Kayoko Fukushima, Minister of State ...
Read More »CARICOM Diplomatic Mission Opens In Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya (Wednesday, June 29, 2022) — Barbados and the Caribbean community (CARICOM) have firmly planted diplomatic roots in Africa. This happened, when Barbados’ Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Dr. Jerome Walcott, officially opened the CARICOM diplomatic ...
Read More »Caribbean Airlines Flights Affected For June 28 Due To Tropical Storm
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (Tuesday, June 28, 2022) — Caribbean Airlines has announced that there will be disruptions to its domestic and international flights, due to the Tropical Storm Warning, issued for Trinidad and Tobago, and the severe weather conditions ...
Read More »Scientific Pottery Research Shows That Indigenous Communities Used The Caribbean Sea As An Aquatic Highway
By Jerald Pinson Guest Contributor GAINESVILLE, Florida (Thursday, June 23, 2022) — With some 7,000 islands and cays and a 7,000-year history of human habitation, the Caribbean Sea is practically synonymous with maritime travel. The very word “canoe” is derived ...
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