Number of people with diabetes in the Americas has more than tripled in three...
Growing rates of obesity, poor diets, and lack of physical activity, among other factors, have contributed to a more than three-fold increase in the...
T&T Prime Minister calls for end to Guyana electoral process; says dispute over results...
By Feona Morrison
Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. Keith Rowley has appealed for Guyana’s political parties to end their dispute over elections results...
Guyana’s Agri-Investment Forum is most successful engagement by CARICOM in 15 yrs- Sir Saunders
Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda to the United States and the Organisation of American States (OAS), Sir Ronald Sanders has described the PPP government’s...
Dismantling barriers to trade in agricultural commodities will enhance regional food security – President
Guyana's President, Dr. Irfaan Ali is advocating for the dismantling of barriers to trade in agricultural commodities. He said this key to enhancing food...
PAHO calls for countries to prioritize rapid tests for those with COVID-19 symptoms
With COVID-19 surging throughout the Americas and demand for diagnostics higher than ever, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Carissa F. Etienne has...
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...
Barbados Prime Minister Nominated to Chair World Bank, IMF Committee
(Barbados Government Information Service) Former Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Chairperson, Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, and Minister of Economy and Finance of Uruguay, Mesdames...
Guyana, Trinidad to ink MoU on agriculture, energy and national security
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago is expected to be entered into soon. Guyana Standard understands that the MoU...
CARICOM taskforce revives commission to make interregional export of agri. produce more affordable
By Staff Writer
While CARICOM nations such as Guyana may have the capacity to produce much of the food that its sister countries import, it...
Govt’s policy interventions amidst historic high inflation rate lauded by IDB
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has lauded the government’s policy responses to the global inflation rate, which has been above historical levels since mid-June...
