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A woman, who intended to travel to Barbados for the first time was Saturday arrested after a quantity of cocaine was found in her suitcase, a senior anti-drug agent said. Her name has been withheld until she is charged, but the official of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) said the woman hails from Bartica but lives in Georgetown. The ...

Thousands of sugar industry workers at two East Berbice estates now have to wait until later this month to receive their Holiday-With-Pay incentive because the state-owned Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco) has a cash-flow problem, a senior union official said Saturday. General Secretary of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU),  Seepaul Narine told Caribbean News Desk that only Rose ...

BEIJING, China — The 15-nation Caribbean Community (Caricom) hopes to tap into  US$3 billion being offered that China is offering the region to help restructure its debt because the classification of many countries as Middle Income makes it difficult for them to access and pay back cash on concessionary terms. A proposal to acquire funds from China’s $3 billion dollar ...

As talks toward a pro-democracy alliance progress, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) says it does not believe that signing the Alliance For Change’s (AFC) non-disclosure agreement before the party presents its proposal for jointly contesting upcoming general and regional elections. APNU General Secretary, Joseph Harmon appeared to be cautiously optimistic about the commencement and future of talks between the two parliamentary ...

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has extended its deepest condolences to the Government and people of France following the ‘despicable attack’ on the French newspaper Charlie Hebdo which resulted in the deaths of journalists and policemen. CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin  LaRocque, in his message, said the savage attack on one of the pillars of democracy, freedom of expression, is a blatant ...

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has promised the National Commission of Disability (NCD) to ensure that persons with disabilities are not discriminated against at general and regional elections widely expected to be held during the second quarter of this year. “GECOM recognizes that all registered electors have equal rights to vote regardless of whether or not they are disabled. Consequently, ...

Controversy has erupted over exactly how civil society activist Phillip Mozart Thomas owes the government-owned Guyana International Conference Centre (GICC) for hosting the Civil Society Summit there last month, after a bank refused to honour his cheque. Government claims that Thomas owes GYD$4 million for use of the facility at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara on December 17 and that “appropriate ...

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) plans to revive its thrust for local government elections immediately following what seems to be imminent general elections in 2015, whether or not it wins the Executive. General elections in 2015, as opposed to next year when it is constitutionally required, became imminent after President Donald Ramotar announced last December that he will dissolve ...

by Rafael Cañas Beijing, Jan 9 (EFE).- China and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, CELAC, cemented a new alliance for multilateral cooperation on Friday, opening a new era of joint action for Latin America. The forum that concluded Friday in Beijing with a resolution to construct a community of Latin American and Caribbean nations sharing common objectives, represents a new ...

San Juan, Jan 8 (EFE).- Sandals Resorts International will open a new luxury resort in Barbados on Jan. 28 following a $65 million renovation of the former Couples Barbados.Located on Barbados’ southern coast, the resort will feature 280 luxury rooms in three different villages: Ocean Village, Crystal Lagoon Village and Caribbean Village.The complex boasts 11 eateries, featuring French and Japanese ...