• Guyana president, Dr Irfaan Ali (left) and Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro

    Cautious Optimism in Guyana

    Despite Guyana's lingering fear, defiance, and uncertainty over Venezuela's territorial threats, a glimmer of hope emerged with the signing of the Declaration of Argyle on December 14 in St. Vincent ...

  • Flush with oil revenue, Guyana improves infrastructure

    Pulling the Poor out of Poverty

    Guyana's oil revenue has fired up the economy to dizzying heights. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects Guyana to have the world's fastest-growing economy during 2023, predicting that the gross ...

  • Harry Belafonte, right and Sidney Poitier (Belafonte Facebook)

    Rest well Harry

    The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica. Tuesday, April 25, 2023—The following statement is issued by Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies, on the passing of ...

  • The late George Lamming

    "Bye George"

    The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica W.I. Monday, June 6, 2022—The following statement is issued by Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies, on the passing ...

  • Wearing a Covid mask, PAHO director Dr Carisa Etienne

    More must be done to protect nursing workforce as COVID ...

    Washington D.C., 4 May (PAHO) – As COVID cases and hospitalizations once again rise in the Americas – by 12.7% since last week - the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) ...

  • Former BVI Premier Andrew Fahie

    Crime and Colonialism Collide

    Anthony Fahie, the premier of the British Virgin Islands is arrested in Florida for alleged drug trafficking; meanwhile, the UK government threatens return to colonial rule in the BVI

  • Lin Xianjiang, Chinese ambassador to Dominica

    The Glorious 50 Years of China-Caribbean Relations

    China and Caribbean countries are good friends and good partners sharing the same ideal. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the start of diplomatic relations between China and Caribbean ...

  • Dr. Emmanuel Finn

    The American Dental Association and its COVID-19 vaccination policy

    The American Dental Association (ADA) in its 160-year existence has always empowered the dental profession in the United States and assisted its 162,000 members in advancing the overall, oral health ...

  • Left to right: US President and Vice President Elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

    Biden and Harris era begins

    The personalities are different, the conversation will be more civil, but a Joe Biden Jr. administration in the United States is unlikely to result in greater trade or other benefits ...

  • Dominica-born Director of PAHO Dr. Carissa Etienne

    PAHO urges Caribbean to prevent outbreaks of polio during COVID-19 ...

    The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says countries in the Americas, including the Caribbean, must maintain polio vaccination and epidemiological surveillance during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in an effort to ...

  • President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali

    The future of Guyana's economy and politics

    Guyana's 153-day elections impasse ended on August 2, 2020 and Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali of the People's Progressive Party (PPP) was sworn in as the nation's President. He began his ...

  • Former Guyana President David Grangerr

    What on earth is going on in Guyana?

    A full four and a half months after Guyana's March 2, 2020 national election, no winner has been declared and the country remains in the throes of its deepest political ...