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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...
Guyana ‘entirely rejects’ Maduro’s latest decreeGuyana’s Head of State, President Irfaan Ali in an address to the nation on Saturday rejected in its entirety the...
Guyana holds talks on difficulties exporting agri, poultry products to T&TGuyana on Friday convened a virtual Joint Ministerial Trade and Agricultural Meeting with Trinidad and Tobago to discuss market access...
GDF, US Coast Guard to embark on joint exerciseThe Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guard and the United States Coast Guard will, on Saturday, January 9, 2020, be...
How Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart changed the way the world went on vacationLegendary Jamaican entrepreneur Gordon “Butch” Stewart, one of the hospitality industry’s most vibrant personalities and founder of Sandals Resorts International,...
Caribbean Airlines suspends Cuba flights with immediate effect Caribbean Airlines on Tuesday morning advised that its commercial service to Havana, Cuba is suspended with immediate effect until further...
Gov’t awaits advice on new strain of COVID-19 in the UKThe government has been told by the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) to await more scientific information on the new...
Venezuela rejects ICJ ruling on border controversy but wants direct negotiations with GuyanaVenezuela has rejected Friday’s judgment handed down by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in which it ruled that it...
A Guyanese student navigates life during lockdown in T&TStory and photos by Vishani Ragobeer In January, when I just returned to Trinidad for my second semester at the...
Guyana’s rice quota to Brazil to increase by 24,000 tonsGuyana will soon be exporting an additional 24,000 tons of rice to Brazil, taking the total to 34,000 tons. The...
Guyana ups pressure on Panama to pay $1.9B owed to rice millersThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday dispatched a letter to the Panamanian authorities urging them to honour their obligations...
Guyana/Brazil road project, energy cooperation top bilateral discussionsGuyana and Brazil held bilateral talks on Thursday during a working visit by Brazil’s Minister of External Relations, Ernesto Araújo,...
President Ali wraps up 4-day visit to Suriname; joint statement issuedSee below full joint statement from President Irfaan Ali and his Surinamese counterpart, President Chandrikapersad Santokhi: At the invitation of...
Temporary solution for resumption of Guyana/Suriname ferry service – SantokhiPresident of Suriname, Chandrikapersad Santokhi, on Tuesday, said the public and private sectors in both Guyana and Suriname will be...
Guyana, Suriname finalise agreements for Corentyne River Bridge, enhanced dialoguePresident Irfaan Ali continues to push for better cooperation with Guyana’s neighbour Suriname in an ongoing official visit to the...
UWI Open Campus to train 20,000 Guyanese in 5 years(CNC 3) – Over the next five years, some 20,000 Guyanese are expected to benefit from the tertiary level education...
Guyana must invest in infrastructure to secure post-COVID growth – IDBA new report by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is urging Guyana and other Caribbean countries to invest in infrastructure...
UN Secretary-General pushes for socioeconomic relief package for Caribbean countriesPlease see below excerpts from the speech of the United Nations Secretary General António Guterres at the 41st Regular Meeting of...
UN Secretary General to be special guest as CARICOM Heads meet ThursdayUnited Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will be a special guest Thursday when CARICOM heads of government hold their annual summit;...
