Africa-CARICOM Day Celebrations Likely On September 7

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley addressing Ghana’s 65th Independence Anniversary celebrations at the Cape Coast Stadium on Sunday. (PMO) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has suggested that Africa-CARICOM Day should be celebrated on September 7, in recognition of the first-ever Africa-Caribbean Summit aimed at forging stronger social and economic ties between the two global communities. […]

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GUYANA Local tourism sector remains resilient during pandemic – GTA Director Natasha Smith-Thomas

Natasha Smith-Thomas —— August 27, 2021 Director of the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) Carla James-Vantull says the agency has been making strides in returning the local tourism industry to normalcy. Among those steps is promoting the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination campaign. During a recent interview with DPI, James-Vantull said the worldwide vaccination programme is being used […]

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Guyana ready to collaborate with Central American countries on food security – President Ali

Staff Writer Staff WriterMarch 3, 2022 —Proposes meeting between CAC and CARICOM Agri task forces to ‘marry priorities’ His Excellency Dr. Irfaan Ali told the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)/Central American Integration System (SICA) Summit that Guyana is ready to collaborate with countries in Central America on agriculture. The Head of State also proposed a meeting between […]

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Belize in effort to reclaim beaches, restore coral reefs – PM Briceno tells CARICOM Heads Summit

(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) – The government of Belize is pioneering a coral transplantation and beach reclamation effort in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, located in the southern part of the island. San Pedro is the setting of the first face-to-face meeting in two years of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government. They are meeting for […]

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BARBADOS: Minister Forde: Ministry Active In Climate Change Fight

BY JULIA RAWLINS-BENTHAM | FEB 28, 2022 Minister of the Environment and National Beautification, Adrian Forde, in discussion with British High Commissioner, Scott Furssedonn-Wood and UK Regional Ambassador to Latin America and the Caribbean for COP26, Fiona Clouder, during a recent courtesy call. (C. Pitt/BGIS) The Ministry of the Environment and National Beautification must be […]

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BARBADOS: The Body of Former Member of Parliament and Minister of Government, the late Dr. Don Blackman body being viewed.

The Body of Former Member of Parliament and Minister of Government, the late Dr. Don Blackman Former Member of Parliament and Minister of Government, the late Dr. Don Blackman. (GP) being viewed by his Wife and MP Trevor Prescod. Former Member of Parliament and Minister of Government, Dr. Don Blackman, will be accorded an Official […]

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