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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...
Over 180 Guyanese anxious to return home from VenezuelaBy Bibi Khatoon Hundreds of Indigenous persons living within communities along the Guyana border with Venezuela have over the years...
Venezuelans fleeing economic crisis want to set up village hereBy Bibi Khatoon Over 60 Venezuelans fleeing the worsening economic crisis in their country are looking to make a section...
‘Find a way to get it done or move on’ – Ambassador LaRocque says of CSMEBy Bibi Khatoon “It’s either we get it done, find a way to get it done or move on to...
Barbados braced for tough measures to clear debt burdenBarbados must prepare for a long and painful journey back to financial and economic health, after announcing a radical plan...
Guatemalans struggle to recover the dead buried by volcano eruption(CNN) – Maria Leticia has been grappling with the fear that her relatives didn’t escape the deadly hot gases, rock and...
Uber shuts down operations in Trinidad[Trinidad Express] – After operating in Trinidad for almost a year and a half, ride-sharing app Uber is “pausing” its operations...
Guyana signs onto Caricom Arrest Warrant TreatyGuyana has ratified the Caricom Arrest Warrant Treaty by becoming the latest three signatories to the agreement. Following in the...
Venezuelan men plead: ‘We are dying at home’[Trinidad Express] – TWO Venezuelan men who said they wanted to enter Trinidad and Tobago legally, but due to the situation...
CDB lambastes performance of intra-regional tradeThe Caribbean Development Bank (CBD) on Wednesday criticized the lack of implementation of CARICOM’s trade facilitation agenda at an opening...
PNC/R retracts President’s comments about mediaThree days after it issued a statement quoting its Leader and President of Guyana, David Granger as expressing concerns about...
Venezuela election: 14 Ambassadors recalled after Maduro win(BBC) – Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro is facing an international backlash after winning his second six-year term, in a landslide vote...
Lima group says does not recognize Venezuela’s electionThe Lima group of Latin American countries plus Canada issued a statement on Monday saying it did not recognize the...
Venezuela’s Maduro re-elected amid outcry over voteCARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) – Venezuela’s leftist leader Nicolas Maduro won a new six-year term on Sunday, but his main rivals...
Polls open in Venezuela as Maduro seeks reelection[CNN] – Polls opened in Venezuela on Sunday for the nation’s presidential election. President Nicolas Maduro is seeking reelection for a six-year...
Royal wedding 2018: Prince Harry and Meghan married at Windsor(BBC) – Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been declared husband and wife, following a ceremony at Windsor Castle. The...
Plane crashes after takeoff at Havana airportHavana, Cuba (CNN) – A Cubana de Aviacion Boeing 737 crashed on takeoff from Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport on Friday,...
Measures in place to assist returning Guyanese, Venezuelans seeking refugeBy Bibi Khatoon As a result of the economic crisis in Venezuela, a number of Guyanese who would have migrated...
Ministry, NTC iron out issues ahead of Toshaos ConferenceBy Bibi Khatoon It would seem that the Executive of the National Toshaos Council (NTC) and the Minister of Indigenous...
