Coherence, collective strength and unity

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – A précis of PJ Patterson’s “cri de coeur for CARICOM,” his speech to the Rotary Club of Georgetown on Monday, would actually make an excellent editorial, without any need for additional comment. The speech is already resonating beyond the audience ...
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The Caribbean and Cuba: A True Friendship Should Rest on Principles

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - n recent messages to Cuba marking 40 years of diplomatic relations, the Government of Guyana and many of its CARICOM counterparts spoke of a partnership based on principles of solidarity and strategic partnership.  Notably absent from these messages were references to Guyan...
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Guyana and Trinidad engage in discussions on oil and gas support

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government says it has held talks with Trinidad and Tobago on the future development of the country’s oil and gas sector. Natural Resources and the Environment Minister, Robert Persaud travelled to Port of Spain where he met with Trinidad and Tobago&...
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Guyana welcomes EU sugar quota extension

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana has welcomed a vote in the European Parliament Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development which supports the extension of the current quota provisions until 30 September 2020. Agriculture Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has described the decision to extend th...
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Global intervention in Africa

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – For the better part of a half-century after the French ceded independence to most of their colonies in the 1960s, the relationship between the newly sovereign states and the ex-mother country was relatively benign and uneventful. President Charles de Gaulle’s rough ...
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General Secretary of opposition party shot during robbery

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC –The opposition People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) says the gun attack which left its general secretary Oscar Clarke hospitalised “is another example of the precarious crime situation which is facing Guyana at the moment”. Clarke, 74, was shot a...
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More bodies recovered following boating accident

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC - Rescue teams have recovered four bodies in the aftermath of Tuesday’s incident which two boats collided along the Mazuruni River . In the latest report on the tragedy, the police said two bodies were found on Thursday and two others were recovered on Wednesday and Tue...
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