Caribbean News

By Kurt Campbell in Abuja kurt@newsroom.gy  Standing before African heads of state, policymakers and global financiers on Friday, CARICOM Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett delivered a powerful call for ‘progressive unity’ to steer Africa and the Caribbean towards shared prosperity. Speaking on day three of the 32nd Annual Afreximbank Meetings at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja,
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Guyana is implementing a new biometric electronic identification system, a venture that the country’s Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, said will help the government track foreigners who are in the country. “Everyone else who is not Guyanese will have to have a residency card with the same security features with their biometrics too,” Jagdeo said
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President Dr. Irfaan Ali met with residents of Hubu, Region Three on Thursday, where he outlined a number of projects the government will support to boost productivity, improve infrastructure, and diversify income opportunities in the agriculture sector. The Head of State stated that increasing agricultural productivity requires targeted investments in land development, drainage, and irrigation
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To ensure citizens with mental health issues who come into conflict with the law are treated with dignity, fairness, and empathy, the country’s first Mental Health Court was launched on Thursday. There is no physical building designated for the court as yet, so it will be operating through the Georgetown and Bartica Magistrates’ Courts, for
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The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) will officially kick off its highly anticipated National Seniors Athletics Championship today, June 27, at the National Track & Field Facility, West Coast Demerara. The three-day marquee event, which runs until Sunday, June 29, will see the country’s top senior athletes battling for supremacy in various track and field
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Defending champions Guyana have named a 14-member squad, built around a core of seven players from last year’s victorious campaign, to compete in the 2025 Cricket West Indies (CWI) Under-19 Female Tournament in Trinidad and Tobago. The tournament is scheduled to run from July 6 to 20. The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has retained Laurene
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The Devon Paul National Park Premier League concluded with a unique outcome as Village Rams and Dream X1 were declared joint champions after rain intervened in the final. The T10 tournament, held at the National Park Tarmac and Durban Park saw enthusiastic participation from 16 teams, including those travelling from as far as Mahaica. Both
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By Kurt Campbell in Abuja, Nigeria Kurt@newsroom.gy   Afreximbank’s presence in the Caribbean is no longer just talk —it’s becoming transformational. And according to the Bank’s Regional Chief Operating Officer for the Caribbean, Mr. Okechukwu Iherjirika, the proof lies in the deals being done, the partnerships being built and the infrastructure now taking shape on
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The West Indies and Australia were evenly poised at stumps on day two of the first Test at the Kensington Oval in Barbados. The West Indies began Thursday 57-4, trailing Australia by 123 runs on first innings with debutant Brandon King on 23 and captain Roston Chase on one. King added just three to his
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Three virtually unknown political parties have joined the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR)-led A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) coalition. The parties joining APNU, according to a Facebook post, are: Legalize Cannabis, A Movement for Improvement and the Kingdom Liberation Movement. Not much is known about the leaders of these parties. “This important step reaffirms
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