Regional News
Guyana police investigate plot to kill President David Granger
Guyana’s Minister of State Joseph Harmon has confirmed reports that the police are now investigating an assassination plot against President David Granger.
During a post...
US ‘concerned’ about Venezuela mass protests
The United States is "concerned" about the situation in Venezuela, where deadly clashes broke out yesterday in mass protests against President Nicolas Maduro, Secretary...
EU urges Venezuela to ‘de-escalate’ deadly protest tensions
The European Union today called for calm in Venezuela after "highly regrettable" deaths during protests against the government of the oil-rich country.
The 28-nation bloc...
British Virgin Islands to charge visitors US$10 in environmental levy
All visitors to the British Virgin Islands (BVI) will soon be required to pay US$10 in an environmental levy, following the passage of a...
PAHO develops new guidelines to help reduce alcoholic consumption in the Caribbean
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says it has developed new principles for regional countries to consider in developing regulations for alcoholic consumption and...
General Motors quits Venezuela after government seizes factory
General Motors (GM) announced today that it was shuttering operations in Venezuela after authorities seized its only factory, a dramatic escalation of the chaos...
Trinidadian Soca artiste, Benjai, attackers to face legal action
Attorneys for Trinidadian Soca artiste, Benjai will pursue legal action against those who assaulted their client in Guyana.
The attorneys, Gideon McMaster, Keith Scotland and...
St. Kitts-Nevis Prime Minister condemns attack on women in Nevis
St. Kitts-Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris has condemned the attack that led to the death of one woman and injured another in Nevis...
Female charged with blackmailing St. Lucian Senator
Police in St. Lucia have formally charged a young woman in connection with the nude photos/blackmail scandal involving Senator Dr. Ubaldus Raymond, Minister in...
Guyana no longer suicide capital
Guyana is no longer the suicide capital of the world, having fallen to fourth place, according to crude statistics on the World Health Organization...
