Caribbean

by Agence France-Presse Residents evacuate Poste Marchands in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on December 9, 2024, after gangs took control of the region on December 7. Nearly 200 people in Haiti were killed in brutal weekend violence reportedly orchestrated against voodoo practitioners, with the government on Monday condemning a massacre of “unbearable cruelty.” (Photo by Clarens SIFFROY / AFP) Port-au-Prince, Haiti (AFP) ...

The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) on Monday expressed grave concern regarding the ongoing industrial action at the port of Port-of-Spain in Trinidad and Tobago, saying it has severely disrupted regional trade and impacted businesses in Guyana. The Association said the strike and now ‘go-slow operation,’ which has been persisting for over two months, has caused significant delays in ...

The way is now clear for airlines to ply the Guyana-Bahamas route, with the signing of an open skies Air Services Agreement between the two countries, the Public Works Ministry said Tuesday. Under the agreement, which was signed on Monday, the aim is to also promote travel with other countries. “At present, there are no direct flights between Guyana and ...

LIAT (2020), the third version of the regional airline, was Tuesday urged to provide predictable service on the Guyana route which has been traditionally a profitable one for the carrier. Guyana’s Aviation Minister, Juan Edghill issued the call at the official welcome ceremony for LIAT 20’s inaugural flight whose passengers included Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister, Gaston Browne and his ...

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders are to hold a second symposium on widespread violent crime across the region in Guyana, shortly after holding talks with the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi in Georgetown, officials said Saturday. Though Barbados’ Prime Minister, Mia Mottley did not name the visiting leader to the region, multiple sources have confirmed that Mr Modi is due ...

Guyana has become the 113th country that the Federation of World Peace and Love (FOWPAL) is visiting, in its quest to promote a culture of peace with love and conscience. The California-headquartered organisation would be hosting a World Leader Summit on Love and Peace at the Pegasus on Tuesday and hopes that President Irfaan Ali will be there to ring ...

In a move towards addressing global hunger, President Mohamed Irfaan Ali released his latest book “Achieving Global Food Security: The Caribbean Experience and Beyond” at the Blavatnik School of Governments at the University of Oxford in England on Saturday, government’s Department of Public Information said. The book provides a holistic overview of the causes and challenges surrounding food security in ...

President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday told world leaders at the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that he would soon be asking them to contribute humanitarian aid to Haiti, as the UN-led Kenya multinational security mission continues to dismantle gangs. “Guyana is leading CARICOM’s efforts in mobilizing humanitarian support for Haiti. Excellencies, I will be reaching out ...

St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves on Saturday said the declaration of President Nicolás Maduro as the winner of last July’s election was in the best interest of Guyana’s oil sector. He told Demerara Waves Online News in Georgetown shortly after witnessing the last rites for the late Guyanese and international statesman, Sir Shridath Ramphal, that ...

Former Special Economic Advisor to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr Maurice Odle on Wednesday lamented the failure of Caribbean nations to take advantage of the 2008 European Union-CARIFORUM Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) in order to tap into European markets. Speaking at the launch of his autobiography titled “An Eventful Life”, he said it is very hard for Caribbean services to ...