The woman vying to be first Caribbean head of the UN A Guyanese diplomat who grew up without electricity or running water in a remote Indigenous community is now seeking to lead the United Nations, promising to make climate finance, international cooperation and institutional reform central to her tenure. Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett, Guyana’s permanent representative […]
Guyana has accepted its first group of people deported from the United States under a third country arrangement negotiated by the two governments. Six nationals of Cuba and Afghanistan arrived Friday after being screened by Guyanese authorities, according to Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud. He said none had criminal backgrounds and that the individuals were removed […]
Guyana’s Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett has moved into first place in the contest to become the next United Nations secretary general, after a second informal Security Council straw poll showed her edging ahead of Rebeca Grynspan. Rodrigues Birkett secured eight “encourage” votes, while three members indicated “discourage” and four expressed “no opinion”, according to results released […]
Guyanese opposition leader’s lawyer seeks CCJ president’s recusal Lawyers for Guyanese Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed and his father, businessman Nazar “Shell” Mohamed, have asked the Caribbean Court of Justice to prevent its president, Justice Winston Anderson, from taking any further part in proceedings involving the pair until allegations of possible bias are resolved. The request, […]
By Charles Agard Canada’s Caribbean story is often told through the familiar rhythms of Carnival, calypso and reggae and through the histories of Black Caribbean migration. But another chapter of that story has been developing for generations: the experience of Indo-Caribbean Canadians whose roots stretch from Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago to Suriname. The community […]
Guyana to host regional agriculture hub A new regional partnership aimed at strengthening tropical agriculture and improving food security across the Caribbean has been formalised through an agreement between Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and the Inter American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture. The accord is designed to speed up the transfer and adaptation […]
Search expands after Guyana ferry disaster Guyanese authorities have expanded search and recovery operations off the Essequibo Coast after two more bodies were recovered from the site of the MV Barima disaster, increasing the confirmed death toll to 72 as efforts continue to locate all remaining victims. Prime Minister Brigadier Mark Phillips, providing an update […]
Guyanese community mourns MV Barima tragedy The Guyana Canada Association recently held a candlelight vigil at Thomson Memorial Park in Scarborough, honouring the lives of the victims lost in the MV Barima tragedy in Guyana; the ferry capsized on July 18th travelling from Georgetown to Port Kaituma. The community, family, friends, and loved ones gathered […]
World Bank Confirms Guyana’s High Income Status Guyana has retained its position among the Caribbean’s high income economies, while Jamaica continues to be classified as an upper middle income country in the World Bank’s latest annual income assessment. The World Bank’s updated classification places Guyana among economies with a gross national income per capita of […]
Caribbean Community governments are preparing to hold formal discussions with representatives of the Rastafarian community as part of efforts to address long standing concerns over discrimination, exclusion and historical injustices across the region. The decision follows a virtual meeting of CARICOM presidents and prime ministers in early May, although details of the discussions were disclosed […]
