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Former Guyana President Named Envoy for International Conservation Group

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The Just-Opened Riu Ventura Brings 705 Rooms, 36 Swim-Up Suites, and a Different Kind of All-Inclusive Experience to Cancun

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Cancun’s hotel zone has welcomed a major new arrival with the opening of Riu Ventura, a large-scale, contemporary resort set beside Playa Delfines. The property represents a new direction for RIU in Mexico, pairing the company’s 24-hour all-inclusive concept with features the brand has never offered in the country before. With 705 rooms, a rooftop adults-only […]

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Guyana Waits on Election Results; Jagdeo Calls for Announcement "Immediately"

By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo has called on Guyana’s Elections Commission to accelerate its declaration on the preliminary results of Monday’s vote. Jagdeo, who is not running for another term (the country’s constitution prohibits it), expressed disappointment over the pace of the results, and called for an announcement “immediately.” His party, […]

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Ahead of Monday's Election, Guyana's Jagdeo Gives Farewell Address

Above: Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff After 12 years as Guyana’s president, Bharrat Jagdeo will not be seeking re-election, and gave his farewell speech yesterday. “It has been the greatest privilege of my life to serve the people of this country, and to bear witness to the hard work […]

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Canadian Firm Signs Bauxite Deal in Underexplored Region of Guyana

Above: PM Samuel Hinds and CEO Hilbert Shields (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Canadian firm First Bauxite Corporation is hoping to develop a vastly underexplored region of bauxite mining in Guyana’s Bonasika, an area along the Essequibo river with an initial historical resource of 1.6 million tonnes. CEO Hilbert Shields, Prime Minister Samuel […]

Ahead of Monday's Election, Guyana's Jagdeo Gives Farewell Address

By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana’s Telephone and Telegraph Company launched Blackberry service yesterday at its new Brickdam Office, at a ceremony with President Bharrat Jagdeo. Jagdeo said the government looked forward to working with the company to ensure that the sector is liberalized. The President said this type of venture “catapults Guyana into the […]

In Guyana, One Laptop Per Family

Above: recipients of the Haier netbooks (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana launched a programme yesterday aimed at supplying families in the country with one laptop per household, an initiative financed in part by the Chinese government. The so-called “One Laptop Per Family” drive saw the first 1,000 Guyanese families receive Haier Netbooks […]

Guyana, Canadian Firm Sign Gold Deal

Above: from left, PM Samuel Hinds, President Bharrat Jagdeo (background) and Sandspring Chairman John Adams (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Guyanese government signed a partnership agreement yesterday with Canadian mining company Sandspring Resources and its affiliate ETK, Inc., on a large scale mining operation that could yield 250,000 to 300,000 ounces of […]

Guyana's Hinds to Run Again as PM

Above: Samuel Hinds and Donald Ramotar (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyanese Prime Minister Samuel Hinds will stay on as the People’s Progressive Party candidate for Prime Minister in the upcoming election in November, Presidential Candidate Donald Ramotar announced Sunday. Current President Bharrat Jagdeo announced last week that elections would be held in […]

Guyana Elections Set for November 28th

 By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo announced tonight that general and regional elections will be held on Nov. 28. Jagdeo will not be running in the elections, meaning Guyana will have a new prime minister for the first time since 1999. A number of third parties have already agreed to observe the […]

Guyana, IDB Sign Loan Agreement

Above: President Bharrat Jagdeo and IDB President Luis Alberto Moreno By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo and Finance Minister Ashni Singh met yesterday with the President of the Innter-American Development Bank, Luis Alberto Moreno, at the bank’s headquarters in Washington, DC. Jagdeo was joined by Finance Minister Ashni Singh. Following the meeting, […]

Jagdeo, IMF's Lagarde Meet

Above: Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo and IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde (Photos: GINA and IMF) Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo met Friday with the newly-appointed managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde. The two officials spoke on the issue of climate change, and a new strategy when dealing with funds for battling climate change. […]

Guyana Meets New US Ambassador

Above: Ambassador Brent Hardt and President Bharrat Jagdeo (Photo: GINA) Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo met with new United States Ambassador to Guyana Brent Hardt to reaffirm what he called a commitment to open, candid and constructive dialogue between the two countries. The post has been vacant for some time. Hardt outlined his priorities to continue […]