Failing to act on Jagdeo’s advice; CARICOM’s food import bill balloons by US$3.2B 

Seventeen years ago, then President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo warned CARICOM leaders about the importance of removing key trade barriers. In fact, the economist had...

Guyana, Suriname have potential to address global energy needs – President Santokhi

  Guyana and Suriname have the potential to address the global energy needs, President of Suriname, Chandrikapersad Santokhi said this morning during the opening of...

Russia/Ukraine War: Mottley says region should brace for higher food prices

  Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has underscored the importance of working together as a region to withstand the climate crisis, the use of illegal...

CARICOM calls for ceasefire in Gaza

Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Wednesday evening made a resounding call for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in...

With syphilis cases on the increase, PAHO calls for reinforcement of public health measures

With an increasing trend in cases of syphilis and congenital syphilis in the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is calling on countries...

Gov’t will resolve fishing licences issue with Suriname – Ali promises

  Guyana's President, Dr Irfaan Ali said on Wednesday that his government will not relent on its promise to address the fishing licences matter with...

CARICOM has survived tempests of change, turbulence of global challenges – President Ali

See message from Guyana's President, Dr Irfaan Ali on the occasion of CARICOM Day: The Treaty of Chaguaramas, signed on this day forty-nine (49) years...

Gambling revenue to help addicts

(Trinidad Guardian) - (By Gail Alexan­der) Pro­posed leg­is­la­tion to reg­u­late the gam­bling and gam­ing in­dus­try will re­quire op­er­a­tors to con­tribute a per­cent­age of their...

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....

CARICOM Heads to meet in Suriname Sunday; food security, governance high on agenda

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM)'s 43rd Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government will be held in Suriname from July 3 to 5,...

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