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 […]
By Ron Cheong Guyana’s national identity has long been framed through the well-known description of the “Land of Six Peoples,” a concept that reflects centuries of migration, cultural mixing, and shared historical experience. While this label predates contemporary ideas of multiculturalism in many parts of the world, it has not displaced the central role that […]
Guyana and Jamaica have formalised a broad package of cooperation agreements covering key sectors including agriculture, security, finance and technology, as both countries seek to deepen regional integration and expand economic ties. The memoranda of understanding were signed on Friday at State House in Georgetown by Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hugh […]
Guyana is preparing to launch its first school dedicated to children with autism, a development that government officials say will strengthen educational opportunities and support services for persons with disabilities across the country. The announcement was made by First Lady Arya Ali during the 19th session of the Conference of State Parties to the Convention […]
ICJ Decision Nears In Guyana Dispute As the long-running territorial dispute between Guyana and Venezuela moves closer to judicial resolution, Georgetown is expressing strong confidence that the International Court of Justice will ultimately affirm the legality of the 1899 Arbitral Award that established their shared boundary. Speaking to lawmakers, Prime Minister Mark Phillips said Guyana […]
Toronto event pays tribute to Guyanese seniors By Lincoln DePradine As Guyanese – at home and abroad – continue marking the country’s 60th anniversary of independence, one Toronto group held a special event last Sunday for nationals now living here. The “Elders’ Appreciation Luncheon’’ was to honour “beloved seniors’’ and thank them for their “wisdom, […]
