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February 9, 2026
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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...

February 2, 2026
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Guyana, Belize call for agricultural integration and removal of regional trade barriers

  Belize and Guyana have committed to strengthening agricultural cooperation and dismantling long-standing regional trade barriers, as President Dr. Mohamed...

January 31, 2026
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Fmr CDB President passes away

Former President of the Caribbean Development Bank, Dr. William Warren Smith passed away. Dr. Smith served as the bank’s President...

January 4, 2023
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More people to be awarded for defending Guyana’s democracy- Pres. Ali

Moments after bestowing Guyana’s Order of Roraima upon Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, the Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines,...

January 3, 2023
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‘Caribbean man’ Gonsalves gets Guyana’s Order of Roraima 

The Order of Roraima, Guyana’s second highest National Award, was Tuesday bestowed upon the Prime Minister of St. Vincent and...

December 27, 2022
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Jo Mersa Marley, grandson of reggae legend Bob Marley, dead at 31

(New York Post) Joseph “Jo Mersa” Marley, son of musician Stephen Marley and the grandson of reggae legend Bob Marley,...

December 5, 2022
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President Ali off to Barbados for CARICOM-Cuba Summit

President Dr Irfaan Ali has departed Guyana to participate in the 8th CARICOM-Cuba Summit, which will be held on Tuesday...

December 5, 2022
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Haiti: Inside the capital city taken hostage by brutal gangs

(BBC News) – In Port-au-Prince you cannot see the boundaries, but you must know where they are. Your life may...

November 30, 2022
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Guyana’s prefab, wooden houses in high demand across the Caribbean

Prefabricated wooden houses from Guyana are being demanded across the Caribbean with Barbados and the St. Vincent and the Grenadines...

November 15, 2022
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Jamaica declares regional states of emergency due to gang violence

 [Reuters] – Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Tuesday declared a state of public emergency in parts of the capital...

October 17, 2022
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Int’l Parliamentary body mulls G/town to house 1 of 14 offices globally

The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) – the global organisation of national parliaments – has its eyes set on Guyana for the...

October 13, 2022
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Jamaica bans music and TV glorifying crime

Jamaica’s broadcasting authority has banned content that “glorifies illegal activity” – such as drug and gun use. The new rules...

October 12, 2022
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‘We had the proof’- Guyana’s Agri. Minister vindicated by revelations in Surinamese Parliament

Hours after the Surinamese Parliament heard that much-needed fishing licences were indeed promised to Guyana, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha says...

October 11, 2022
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Suriname’s Agri. Minister promised fishing licences to Guyanese – Parliament told

The Surinamese Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Prahlad Sewdien did indeed commit to granting fishing licences to Guyanese fishermen,...

October 11, 2022
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Guyana supports UN-backed strategy for larger Caribbean presence within IPU

By Kurt Campbell in Kigali Kurt@newsroom.stagingsites.cc   Guyana’s Parliament is participating in the ongoing 145th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in...

October 7, 2022
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Jamaica to push Guyana’s food exports with new local partnership

Jamaica is hoping to expand its presence in Guyana since it believes it is an ideal development partner, and the...

October 6, 2022
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Trinidad body distances itself from comments made by director 

The Trinidad and Tobago Coalition of Services Industries (TTCSI) has distanced itself from seemingly threatening comments made by one of...

October 6, 2022
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Jamaican investment bank hopes to meet finance needs in Guyana

NCB Capital Markets Limited, the investment banking arm of Jamaica’s largest financial services provider, is hoping to establish a physical...

October 6, 2022
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With expertise & money to finance big projects, Jamaica asserts itself in Guyana

By Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.stagingsites.cc Guyana’s prolific oil finds and rapidly expanding economy have attracted investment interest from numerous countries and...

September 26, 2022
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MARAD working with Chile to improve security at ports

In addressing port security in Guyana, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill has said regulations, training and enhanced inspections of...

September 23, 2022
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Barbados relaxes mask mandate, COVID travel protocols end at midnight

(BARBADOS TODAY) Barbados will be relaxing the mask mandate and ending the COVID-19 travel protocols from 12:01 am on Friday,...

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