UWI Mona defends decision on fees
04 August 2020Kingston – The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Mona campus on Monday defended its decision to quote fees in United States currency saying that it hopes the public debate on the issue “will be the start of a more balanced and focused conversation as a nation... Read More
Best of times ahead, says Sir Shridath
03 August 2020Sir Shridath Ramphal today issued a statement on the Guyana Elections Result. Sir Shridath is a former Attorney-General and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guyana; second Secretary-General of the Commonwealth (1975-1990); former Chancellor of the Universities of the... Read More
Sir Ronald: Election result a plus for all Guyanese
03 August 2020Following is a statement by Sir Ronald Sanders on the Guyana elections result. “The result of the March 2 elections, announced five months after they were held, is a triumph for democracy in Guyana. “That it has taken so long and put the Guyanese people through... Read More
Caricom congratulates Ali
03 August 2020Following is a statement from the Caribbean Community on the Guyana Elections Declaration. “The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) welcomes the conclusion of the Guyana General and Regional Elections of March 2, 2020 with the declaration of the final results. Read More
Granger accepts election report, may challenge result
03 August 2020GEORGETOWN – President David Granger Sunday said he would respect the decision of the Guyana Elections Commission GECOM) after it declared the presidential candidate of the main opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Irfaan Ali, the winner of the presidential... Read More
Minister considers legal action
03 August 2020Port of Spain – Minister of National Security Stuart Young says he is contemplating legal action against the Trinidad Express Newspaper, Anna Ramdass – a reporter at the Express and leader of the main opposition United National Congress (UNC), Kamla Persad-Bissessar,... Read More
Ali sworn in as Guyana's president
02 August 2020Georgetown – Dr Irfaan Ali was on Sunday sworn in as the ninth President of Guyana promising a government “that is accessible” and transparent and urging Guyanese to put aside their differences for the betterment of the country. Read More
Irfaan Ali declared president elect of Guyana
02 August 2020Georgetown – The presidential candidate for the main opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic, Mohamed Irfaan Ali, was on Sunday declared president elect of Guyana. Read More
Earthquake rattles parts of Trinidad
02 August 2020Port of Spain – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 struck near Port of Spain late Saturday. Read More
Holness: Children have a right to education
02 August 2020Kingston – Prime Minister Andrew Holness has voiced concern about developments surrounding a case in which a seven year old girl was barred from attending a primary school in the central parish of St Catherine because of her dreadlocks. Read More
LIAT's CEO resigns
02 August 2020St John’s – The chief executive officer of the cash-strapped regional carrier, LIAT, Julie Reifer-Jones has resigned. Read More
Rowley says health protocols not being observed
02 August 2020PORT OF SPAIN – Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley said that despite his appeal, members of the public were not taking the threat of the coronavirus (COVID-19) seriously as Trinidad and Tobago recorded four new cases of the virus. Read More
Some evacuations as Isaias reaches The Bahamas
01 August 2020NASSAU, Bahamas – Hurricane Isaias made landfall on the northern Andros Islands, ripping shingles off roofs and blew over trees as it made its way towards the capital on Saturday with maximum sustained winds of 80 miles per hour (mph). Read More
Jagdeo welcomes Court Of Appeal ruling on recount
31 July 2020Georgetown – Leader of the main opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday, welcomed a ruling by Guyana’s Court of Appeal in which it upheld the decision that stated the national vote recount is valid. Read More
Bahamas bracing for Hurricane Isaias
31 July 2020Nassau – Hurricane Isaias was moving towards the Bahamas on Friday with maximum sustained winds of 80 miles per hour (mph) as the government there warned the population to take the storm seriously. Read More
St Lucia records 25th case of COVID-19
30 July 2020Castries – St Lucia on Thursday recorded its 25th case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), when an 86-year-old male patient tested positive. Read More
ExxonMobil discovers two more reservoirs in Guyana
30 July 2020Georgetown – Two more high quality oil reservoirs have been discovered by United States oil giant ExxonMobil, in Guyana’s Stabroek Block. Read More
St Lucia exploring cannabis industry
30 July 2020CASTRIES – The St. Lucia government says it is now in the processing of drafting legislation that will allow for the establishment of a cannabis industry here. Read More
Grenada imports COVID infection
30 July 2020ST GEORGE’S – Grenada announced a new case of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on Wednesday, six weeks after the island had recorded its 23rd case of the disease that has killed more than 661 000 people and infected 16.7 million others worldwide. Read More
A titan gone, says CDB president
29 July 2020Bridgetown – The President of the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr Warren Smith Tuesday paid tribute to the late former Prime Minister, Owen Arthur, saying that he had written his name “on history’s page in the annals of the Caribbean. Read More
Trinidad's top cop: We are prepared
28 July 2020Port of Spain – Police Commissioner Gary Griffith Monday warned would be insurrectionists that the police will be much more prepared than on July 27, 1990, when the radical Muslim group, the Jamaat Al-Muslimeen, sought to overthrow the government of prime minister ANR... Read More
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