Jamaica confirms first case of the Coronavirus
(Jamaica Gleaner) - Jamaica has confirmed its first case of the Coronavirus. Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton made the disclosure a short...
Rowley Govt. working toward resolving trade barriers with Guyana- T&T High Commissioner
During a seminar held today for a visiting trade mission from Trinidad and Tobago, High Commissioner to Guyana, Conrad Enill, highlighted that trade barriers...
Sharp rise in food insecurity in Caribbean – survey finds
An estimated 2.8 million people or nearly 40 percent of the population in the English-speaking Caribbean is food insecure, one million more than in...
CARICOM wants elimination of roaming rates; technical committee to conduct negotiations with telecom. companies
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government have agreed to have a Technical Committee conduct negotiations with regional telecommunication service providers to eliminate roaming rates.
This...
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...
CARICOM Heads appoint VP Jagdeo to lead improvement of financing strategy for climate adaptation
CARICOM Heads on Wednesday agreed on the need to immediately improve the fiscal structures in place to address climate change and adaptation. Notably, Vice...
St Vincent purchasing 15 pre-fab houses from Guyanese company
St. Vincent and the Grenadines is in the process of purchasing the first 15 pre-fabricated wooden houses from Guyana, as part of the island’s...
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...
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...
Works on feasibility study, design of Guyana/Suriname bridge underway
The Government of Guyana has received several bids from companies seeking to conduct the feasibility study and preliminary design for the construction of the...
