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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...
Red Cross appeals for monetary donations for hurricane-hit islandsGuyana Red Cross is appealing to members of the public to make generous monetary donations to the relief efforts being...
Cuba to receive rice from Guyana after 40 yearsCuba is set to receive its first shipment of rice from Guyana after 40 years and a visiting delegation from...
Guyana stands in solidarity with Dominica, ready to offer supportGeorgetown, Guyana (Ministry of the Presidency)– As Dominica becomes the latest hurricane-hit territory in the Caribbean region, President David Granger...
Hurricane Maria ‘devastates’ Dominica: PM[BBC] – Dominica has suffered “widespread damage” from Hurricane Maria, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says. “We have lost all that money...
Guyanese delegation stranded in AntiguaBy Devina Samaroo The Guyanese delegation sent to conduct a needs assessment in hurricane-hit islands is presently stranded in Antigua,...
Gov’t doubles funds to hurricane-battered islands, to deploy assessment teamThe Government of Guyana has doubled its donation for the country’s contribution to the hurricane relief efforts and will be...
CDC, Foreign Ministry open hotline for relatives of persons affected by Hurricane Irma(Ministry of the Presidency, Georgetown, Guyana)- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) in collaboration with the Civil Defence Commission (CDC)...
Greenidge: No ‘significant’ request for Guyanese to be evacuated from Hurricane-raved CaribbeanThere has been no significant request from Guyanese to be removed from Caribbean islands recently devastated by Hurricane Irma. Speaking...
Gov’t working to evacuate Guyanese in hurricane hit countriesThe government has initiated the process to begin the evacuation of Guyanese citizens in hurricane hit Caribbean countries and it...
Caricom steps up hurricane relief effortsRelief efforts for the countries affected by Hurricane Irma in the eastern Caribbean have been stepped up following the passage...
Guyanese in BVI appeal for Government helpHundreds of Guyanese in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) are appealing to the Guyana Government for aid and assistance with...
Guyanese man killed during Hurricane Irma in BVIA Guyanese national is among those dead in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) after Hurricane Irma struck. He has been...
5 confirmed dead in BVI following Hurricane Irma(BVI Platinum) Hurricane Irma has claimed the lives of five persons in the BVI, Governor Gus Jaspert confirmed this evening,...
Cuba blasted as Hurricane Irma tears through the Caribbean(CNN) Packing life-threatening winds, provoking massive storm surge and causing a host of rainfall dangers, Hurricane Irma slammed northern Cuba...
Guyana ready to offer support to hurricane-hit countriesThe Government of Guyana said it stands in solidarity with the Caribbean countries affected by Hurricane Irma and remains ready...
CARICOM ready to assist post-Irma recovery effortsThe Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada, has expressed his sorrow at the...
Hurricane Irma crashes into Donald Trump’s Caribbean estate on St Martin island(The Independent) Hurricane Irma has crashed into Donald Trump’s Caribbean estate and now appears to be heading toward his properties in Florida. The...
St Marteen airport destroyed by Hurricane Irma(Mirror, UK) – St Maarten’s world famous airport, where planes fly just above tourists’ heads, has been devastated by Hurricane...
