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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...
Brazil, CARICOM, CELAC to host meeting between Presidents Ali, MaduroAmid rising tensions fuelled by Venezuela’s attempts to undermine Guyana’s sovereignty, Guyana’s President Dr. Irfaan Ali will meet his Venezuelan...
CARICOM urges Venezuela to respect ICJ ruling, calls for dialogue between two countriesCARICOM Heads of Government met in caucus on Friday, December 8 to discuss the situation with regard to the Venezuela-Guyana...
Fmr. Presidents of South America condemn Maduro’s ‘aggressive, illegal behaviour’The Freedom and Democracy Group, made up of several former Presidents of South America, on Wednesday issued a strong statement...
Todd engages Venezuela’s Foreign Minister following Maduro’s illegal actionsSee below full statement issued by Guyana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation: Guyana reiterates need for respect for...
Fmr. Guyanese diplomat leads protest outside Venezuela’s Embassy in Barbados(Barbados Today) – Amid escalating tensions between Georgetown and Caracas, a former Guyanese diplomat who protested outside the Venezuelan embassy...
CARICOM website, online applications ‘breached’See below full statement issued by CARICOM: Notice of Temporary Unavailability of CARICOM Website and Other Applications (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen,...
Low voter turnout at Venezuela’s sham referendumCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans on Sunday approved a referendum called by the government of President Nicolás Maduro to claim...
‘Back off, Venezuela’ – Jamaica repeats call for Guyana’s territory to be respected following ICJ ruling(Jamaica Observer) – The Jamaican Government has reiterated its support for Guyana in the increasingly tense border [controversy] with Venezuela...
Jagdeo: ‘We’d defend our country by any means whatsoever’ if Venezuela ignores World Court rulingBy Neil Marks in Dubai neil@newsroom.stagingsites.cc Guyana will defend itself “by any means whatsoever” if Venezuela ignores the ruling of...
COP28: Suriname, like Guyana, says its vast forests will be protected as oil sector developsBy Vishani Ragobeer in Dubai vishani@newsroom.stagingsites.cc At the northern edge of the South American continent sit two countries, Guyana and...
CARICOM calls on Venezuela to uphold order of World CourtStatement from CARICOM on the provisional measures ordered by the International Court of Justice (ICL) concerning Arbitral award of 3...
At COP28, is the ‘climate’ right to talk about Guyana’s border controversy?By Vishani Ragobeer in Dubai vishani@newsroom.stagingsites.cc About 70,000 people have landed in Dubai for this year’s annual United Nations climate...
President Ali receives Barbados’ highest honourPresident Irfaan Ali has been conferred with the Order of Freedom of Barbados, the country’s highest national award. President Ali...
Brazil increases northern border military presence amid Venezuela-Guyana spat -ministry(Reuters) – Brazil “has intensified defensive actions” along its northern border as it monitors a territorial dispute between its neighbors,...
Building climate resilience in the Caribbean’s education sectorBy Vishani Ragobeer, Jermine Abel and Kyle Foster Building resilient education infrastructure in the time of climate change is now...
Saudi Arabia & CARICOM pledge to deepen trade, bilateral tiesJoint statement, Saudi Arabia-CARICOM Summit, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: At the kind invitation of the Custodian of the Two...
World Court: Defiant Venezuela says nothing will stop its Dec 3 referendumBy Neil Marks in The Hague neil@newsroom.stagingsites.cc A defiant Delcy Rodriguez, Vice President of Venezuela, Wednesday declared to the World...
Venezuelan politician against country’s planned referendum on Guyana’s Essequibo regionVenezuelan politician, Eduardo Fernández, has urged the Nicolas Maduro government to resolve the ongoing Guyana/ Venezuela border controversy at the...
