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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...
Vessel sinks offshore Tobago causing oil spill; MARAD says boat was not in GuyanaA vessel named Gulfstream has capsized off the coast of Canoe Bay in Tobago and officials from Trinidad and Tobago...
Guyana engaged in ‘healthy’ cooperation with US, other nations – Exxon bossPresident of ExxonMobil Guyana, Alistair Routledge said Tuesday that the company was largely unfazed by Venezuela’s aggressions last year because...
U.S. oil sanctions against Venezuela: Jagdeo urges Caribbean nations to be ‘cautious’Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday warned other regional leaders to be cautious in their negotiations with Venezuela which...
Return of US oil sanctions on Venezuela to hit revenue, fuel imports(Reuters) – A reimposition of U.S. sanctions on Venezuela’s oil and gas sectors would hurt the OPEC country’s ability to...
US begins reimposing sanctions on Venezuela, oil may come next(Reuters) – The U.S. on Monday began reinstating sanctions on Venezuela and a Biden administration source said a roll-back of...
Brazil talks: Guyana & Venezuela agree to continue engagements on shared issuesA month after Guyana’s President Dr. Irfaan Ali and his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolas Maduro met in St. Vincent and the...
USAID launches $5.3M programme to support farmers, improve food securityIn an effort to boost opportunities in the agriculture sector by providing increased technical support to farmers while enhancing food...
Trinidad vessel to be used for ferry service with Guyana & BarbadosGuyana, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) agreed to a new ferry service among the three Caribbean states and the...
LIAT to cease operations on January 24(Jamaica Observer) The court-appointed administrator for the cash-strapped regional airline, LIAT, Cleveland Seaforth, says the airline will wind up its...
Guyana, Barbados & Trinidad form new company for Caribbean ferry servicePresident Dr. Irfaan Ali on Friday announced that the Governments of Guyana, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) formed a...
Ali/ Maduro meeting in Brazil: Efforts underway to arrange meeting of technical teamsEfforts are underway to arrange a meeting between the technical teams from Guyana and Venezuela, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and...
Ali/Maduro meeting in Brazil: Technical teams to meet firstAhead of the second meeting between Guyana’s President Dr. Irfaan Ali and Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, scheduled for Brazil, technical teams...
Suriname court upholds ex-president’s conviction over activist murders in 1982(Reuters) – A three-judge panel in Suriname on Wednesday upheld the conviction of former President Desi Bouterse for his role...
Border controversy: UK Minister for Americas & Caribbean to visit GuyanaThe United Kingdom (UK) Minister for Americas and the Caribbean David Rutley will visit Guyana soon as part of efforts...
BREAKING: Guyana/Venezuela agree ‘will not threaten or use force against one another in any circumstances’A joint declaration has been issued by Guyana and Venezuela following a meeting of the two presidents. Significantly, they agreed...
Border controversy off the table: Sir Shridath Ramphal points to ‘limits’ of Ali/Maduro talksStatement by Sir Shridath Ramphal on talks between the Presidents of Guyana and Venezuela December 11, 2023 It is important...
Guyana’s Indigenous peoples reject Venezuela’s land grab plansBy Vishani Ragobeer in Dubai vishani@newsroom.stagingsites.cc Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro wants to expand mining in the forest-rich Essequibo area of...
PM Gonsalves sees ‘great value’ in meeting between Presidents Ali and MaduroBy Fareeza Haniff fareeza@newsroom.stagingsites.cc Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), Dr Ralph Gonsalves says the face-to-face meeting...
