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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...
Money promised but Caribbean countries still struggling, CARICOM’s Secretary-General lamentsSums of money have been promised to help smaller countries protect themselves against the harsh impact of climate change but...
Omicron: Woman with COVID-19 boarded flight in NY and entered Trinidad with variant(Trinidad Express) – Trinidad and Tobago has recorded its first case of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus. This...
Mia Mottley among ‘transformative changemakers’ to get Champion of the Earth awardPrime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley has been named among those to receive the Champion of the Earth Award, the...
‘There will be consequences’ – Pres. Ali warns countries maintaining trade barriersBy Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.stagingsites.cc Days after he rapped Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states for their lacklustre attempts to remove intra-regional...
Pres. Ali raps CARICOM Member States for selfishness, failure to implement decisionsBy Kurt Campbell kurt@newsroom.stagingsites.cc Guyana’s Head of State Dr. Irfaan Ali has decried the efforts by Member States to realise...
Guyana’s unwavering support to Sister Republic guaranteed – Pres. Ali tells Bajan leadershipPresident Irfaan Ali has assured Barbados of Guyana’s “unwavering” support in congratulatory messages to its new President Sandra Mason and...
Barbados becomes a republic and parts ways with the Queen(BBC) – Barbados has officially removed Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and become the world’s newest republic....
Fully vaccinated people allowed to travel at Guyana/ Brazil crossingWith the Guyana/ Brazil crossing at the Takutu Bridge in Lethem, Region Nine reopened from Mondays to Fridays, fully vaccinated...
With interest from over 100 companies, UK seeks to cement trade, investment relationsBy Kurt Campbell kurt@newsroom.stagingsites.cc With over 100 British businesses eyeing Guyana, the United Kingdom government is seeking to cement trade...
Direct Guyana & B’dos flights as interCaribbean airways ‘takes off’ in Dec.A new passenger airline, interCaribbean Airways, has entered the local airspace and will be offering 12 round trips between Guyana...
African/Caribbean Chamber heartened by expansion of relations between Africa and GuyanaSee full statement from the African Caribbean Chamber of Trade, Commerce and Industry below: The African Caribbean Chamber of...
Barbados PM warns of ‘death sentence’ for low lying states if climate change not controlledBy Vishani Ragobeer vishani@newsroom.stagingsites.cc Low-lying states vulnerable to rising sea levels face a death sentence if adequate efforts are not...
Fingerprint collection, eye scan for Venezuelans in Guyana on pauseAfter being praised a year ago as the first country in the Caribbean and the Americas to roll out the...
Barbadian investment team takes fact-finding mission to LindenA Barbadian team, led by the Island’s Minister of Housing, Land and Maintenance Dr. William Duguid, has taken its fact-finding...
Barbados Housing team exploring investments in GuyanaA Barbadian team, including the Minister of Housing, Land and Maintenance Dr. William Duguid, is in Guyana on a three-day...
Abu Bakr, who attempted to overthrow TT gov’t, dies at 80(CNC3) Imam Yasin Abu Bakr, the man who led an attempted coup d’état in Trinidad and Tobago in 1990, has...
‘Paradigm shift’ in attitudes needed to push technology in local agricultureBy Shikema Dey shikema@newsroom.stagingsites.cc Cognisant of the fact that the use of technology can essentially transform local agriculture systems in...
GBTI presents Haiti Disaster Relief Fund to PM PhillipsActing Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) James Foster on Monday presented a cheque...
