Jamaica: JN General Insurance to sponsor Caribbean Junior Squash Championships
From Jamaica Observer JN General Insurance (JNGI) has announced title sponsorship of the 2018 Caribbean Area Squash Association’s (CASA) Junior Championships which will be held in Kingston, Jamaica, from July 8 to 14. The leading insurance company has redoubled its…
Is Guyana on its way to becoming the Caribbean’s new technology hub?
From BID On June 8, 2018, a seed was planted in the soil of our lush green economy—this seed has the potential to transform Guyana into the leading estate of South America and the Caribbean. Exponential technologies and digital transformation…
Barbados hotelier takes over as new CHTA President
MIAMI (June 22, 2018) – This morning Barbados hotelier Patricia Affonso-Dass took up office as the new President of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA). Karolin Troubetzkoy, the regional trade association’s outgoing president, handed over the gavel to Affonso-Dass…
ILO to hold technical training workshop on cooperatives in Guyana
The Government of Guyana recognizes the important role of cooperatives in the creation of jobs, especially as the country plans to accelerate its economic diversification. This was reiterated in the recently signed Decent Work Country Programme among tripartite constituents…
Slidell Native participates in US, Caribbean Military Exercise
By Petty Officer 1st Class Melissa Russell Navy Reserve – Navy Public Affairs Support Element West From dvids NASSAU, Bahamas – U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Cody Shumaker, a Slidell, Louisiana native assigned to USCG Cutter Charles…
Trump vows to slash aid to Caribbean nations allowing undocumented into U.S.
By Gordon Williams From Caribbean Today Caribbean nations face possibly crippling financial punishment from the United States if a plan announced last month by President Donald Trump becomes full-fledged policy. Trump wants to partially cut or eliminate foreign aid to…
Delegates from the Caribbean region to attend major biodiversity meet
From The St. Kitts & Nevis Observer Greater Georgetown, Guyana- More than fifty delegates from around the Region are expected to be in Guyana for a Caribbean Community (CARICOM) workshop to continue the development of a CARICOM Biodiversity Strategy (CBS)….
Guyanese fraud victims thought they sent money for Donald Trump
By Wonita Stephens From Guyana Guardian The US Federal Bureau of Investigations has confirmed that they are actively tracking down a major online fraud network that is targeting citizens from a number of countries, including Guyana. The Feds are on…
Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister commences Caribbean tour to strengthen relations
From teleSUR Diaz will hold meetings with the Caribbean counterparts, along with the Cuban residents and Cuban state mission personnel in those countries. Cuba’s Deputy Foreign Minister Rogelio Sierra arrived Wednesday at Trinidad and Tobago, the first Caribbean nation he…
Five reasons why men are killing women in Guyana
By Dennis Adonis From Guyana Guardian (Opinion) – About 24-years-ago, I can recall a particular incident involving a man who had murdered his wife, and was subsequently sent to prison on remand where he died after awaiting a High Court…







