Despite unprecedented floods, COVID-19: Guyana leads Region with highest GDP for 2021, 2020

For two consecutive years, Guyana has held the number one spot for the nation with the highest Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This is according...

Queen’s College named CXC’s “School of the Year” for 2021

  On February 10, 2022, the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) announced that Queen’s College was designated the 2021 School of the Year for the Region....

Venezuelan migrants are new pawns in an emerging oil giant’s political tug-of-war

  Venezuelans seeking greener pastures are now being placed at the centre of a controversy as two major political parties battle for power in Guyana,...

Countries controlling IMF, World Bank Group have no intention to suspend debt of Caribbean...

At a recently held meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), heads of government looked at accessing assistance from International Financial Institutions (IFIs), particularly the...

Legislation to combat regional crime coming soon

New legislation will be introduced this year to address the growing issue of regional crime. This effort is being spearheaded by several bodies, including the...

Two-thirds of people in Latin America, Caribbean now vaccinated against COVID-19-PAHO Director

  Over two-thirds of people in Latin America and the Caribbean have now received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine while some countries have yet to...

COVID-19: New infections in Caribbean fall by 44%, deaths in South America down by...

  According to the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), COVID-19 deaths in South America have decreased by 13% with spikes remaining in some areas, including...

63 percent of people in Latin America, Caribbean vaccinated against COVID-19 – PAHO

  The Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO) says that 63% of people in Latin America and the Caribbean have now been vaccinated against COVID-19. Despite this, the...

To deprive citizens prosperity from their patrimony is to sow seeds of discord- PM...

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, in her usual style of address, this morning made no qualms to state that there should be no compromise,...

Vaccination, negative test still required for incoming passengers

  While the Government of Guyana has made some changes to its COVID-19 measures, the requirements for entry into the country remain intact. According to the...

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