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 govt. reps gather to draft law to counter smuggling of migrants
Recent data from the Caribbean have shown increases in the number of migrants being smuggled into different parts of the region. To address these...
JAMAICA: Seven Cops In Traffic Crashes In Five Days
(Jamaica Gleaner) - The strength and commitment of an injured unnamed policeman who was hurt in a two-vehicle smash-up at the intersection of Harbour...
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...
Norton to advance mechanism for opposition’s involvement in CARICOM activities
The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) – the largest political party in the main Parliamentary Opposition in Guyana – plans to reenergize its efforts...
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/T&T ferry service could help alleviate logistics challenges- Foreign Secretary Persaud
By Sueann Wickham
A ferry service between Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago could provide major relief to logistics challenges faced by both countries, says Foreign...
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...
Pres. Ali shuts down Maduro’s misleading statements in letter to St. Vincent’s PM
In his second letter to St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves regarding the upcoming meeting between Guyana and Venezuela, President...
“Ruthless, radical” Local Govt. Ministers spent over $11.5B in 2022 but failed to deliver...
APNU+AFC’s Ganesh Mahipaul yesterday told the National Assembly that Ministers of Local Government, Nigel Dharamlall and Anand Persaud, whom he described as, ruthless, political...
