Guyana, Barbados to expand Black Belly Sheep Initiative

  CARICOM sisters, Guyana and Barbados, continue to nurture and expand their friendship in a manner that seems destined to deliver prosperity for its people. Just...

President Ali wants Region to produce its own vaccines

  President Irfaan Ali yesterday proposed that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) should develop its capacity to produce vaccines for Covid-19 and other illnesses. In an invited...

CARICOM HQ’s Solar Plant can provide excess power to the national grid during off-peak...

A ceremony to hand over the Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation Plant with Battery and Building Energy Management Systems at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat,...

Crime reduction must become part of the developmental agenda- Ralph Gonsalves

While most would agree that infrastructural development is imperative for prosperity, Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves believes crime reduction...

Barbados records two cases of COVID-19

(NATION NEWS) - Minister of Health and Wellness, Lt Col Jeffrey Bostic made the announcement moments ago in a live address at the Ministry...

Rwanda’s vaccine factory can be emulated in Guyana to serve wider region- President Ali...

President, Dr Irfaan Ali said Guyana will be seeking to develop the framework and infrastructure to not only build a similar facility like BioNTech's...

Americas at risk of further COVID-19 wave as cases surge in other regions- PAHO...

  As cases of COVID-19 surge in Europe and East Asia due to Omicron BA.2, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Carissa F. Etienne...

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, 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...

Stabroek Block partners helping Guyana become model oil State; key hub with ties to...

  Partners in the Stabroek Block—ExxonMobil Guyana, Hess Corporation, and CNOOC—are thrilled about the growth opportunities they have after unlocking almost 11 billion barrels of...

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