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Savita Singh makes history with Chutney Soca Monarch win(Trinidad and Tobago Express) Savita Singh created history on Monday morning when she became the first woman to win the Chutney Soca Monarch title. Singh performed her song, The Ring, and delivered a drone light show to the thousands who gathered at Skinner Park in San Fernando. Rasika Dindial placed second with her hit chutney...
Guyana, Belize call for agricultural integration and removal of regional trade barriersBelize and Guyana have committed to strengthening agricultural cooperation and dismantling long-standing regional trade barriers, as President Dr. Mohamed...
Fmr CDB President passes awayFormer President of the Caribbean Development Bank, Dr. William Warren Smith passed away. Dr. Smith served as the bank’s President...
Golding hits back at Holness for dual citizenship comments[Jamaica Gleaner] – Opposition Leader Mark Golding has accused Prime Minister Andrew Holness of seeking to make up the rules regarding...
PM Holness says dual citizenship as a leader is untenable, incurable[Jamaica Observer] – Prime Minister Andrew Holness says there should be no question about the undivided loyalty of any individual who wants to...
‘We will deal with their goods the same way’ – Jagdeo says after DDL milk blocked in TrinidadWeighing in on the challenges faced by Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) in exporting its milk and water to Trinidad and...
Petronas discovers oil, gas offshore Suriname[Oil & Gas Journal] – Petronas Suriname E&P BV, a subsidiary of Petronas, made a third hydrocarbon discovery in Block...
Social Media Outrage: Guyanese rally around DDL after milk blocked in TrinidadHours after Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) made public that its products were rejected in Trinidad and Tobago, Guyanese took to...
Rejection of DDL’s milk part of ‘notoriously long list’ of trade issues with Trinidad- G/town ChamberSee below the full statement from the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI): The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce &...
Trinidad’s Agri. Minister was unaware of DDL milk rejection – MustaphaGuyana’s Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha is among those looking into the rejection of two containers of Demerara Distillers Limited...
‘Grave concern’ as Trinidad authorities reject DDL’s milkTrinidad and Tobago authorities rejected the import of two containers of Demerara Distillers Limited’s (DDL) packaged milk and placed containers...
More vessels, partnership with Dubai company part of private inter-Caribbean ferry serviceConnect Caribe, a private sector-led ferry service in the Caribbean, has brokered a new partnership with the Dubai-headquartered Jampur Group...
Liza Unity FPSO hit peak output of 252,000 barrels per day – ExxonMobil Executive says(Reuters) – An Exxon Mobil, led oil consortium has achieved peak production of 252,000 barrels per day from its Liza...
Compton Bourne to serve as Guyana’s new Ambassador to Brazil(Diplomacia Business) The Brazilian Government announced this Thursday (May 02) that it granted Compton Bourne an appointment as Extraordinary and...
Haiti transition council names former senate leader as president[Reuters] – Haiti’s transition council on Tuesday named Edgard Leblanc, the former senate president, to head the body instated last...
Brazil eager to provide security support as Guyana, Suriname & French Guiana continue strategic talksGuyana, Suriname and French Guiana are three of the countries in the Guiana Shield that have deepened cooperation in recent...
Haiti PM Ariel Henry resigns as transitional council is sworn in[BBC] – Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigned on Thursday as a new council was sworn in to lead the...
US reimposes oil sanctions against Venezuela over election concernsMove in US election year could push up oil prices, but Washington says Maduro has not made promised electoral reforms.
Border Controversy: UN Security Council against threats, use of force & escalation of tensionsSee below full statement: The members of the Security Council expressed their concern about the possible escalation of tensions between...
CARICOM urges Venezuela to refrain from actions that hinder peace, stabilitySee below full statement: The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) considers that the adoption of “the Organic Law for the Defence of...
Border Case: Guyana welcomes Venezuela’s submission to World CourtSee below full statement: The Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana takes notice that the Government of the Bolivarian...
