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United Is Adding New Flights to Honduras and Guatemala This Winter

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United Airlines is expanding its winter schedule with a slate of new routes across the Americas, including added service to Honduras and Guatemala. Beginning Jan. 6, United will launch three new weekly flights between Houston and Guatemala City, along with three new weekly flights between Houston and San Salvador. The carrier is also adding a […]

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Guyana to Receive $40M from Norway for Low-Carbon Development

By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana will soon receive $40 million in funding from the government of Norway as part of the latter’s support for Guyana’s Low-Carbon Development Strategy. The funding announcement was made Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro, where world leaders and climate change experts have gathered for the Rio+20 summit. According to Norwegian […]

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Guyana Looks to Russia for Support

Above: Russian Ambassador Nikolay Smirnov and Guyanese President Donald Ramotar By the Caribbean Journal staff Russia’s advocacy at international fora such as the G8 and G20 can help small countries in their quest for reforms of the international system, according to Guyanese President Donald Ramotar. Ramotar was speaking at a reception celebrating Russia’s National Day […]

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China's Tianjin Makes Pitch to Guyana

Above: former Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo, Tianjin’s Zhang Gaoli and President Donald Ramotar By the Caribbean Journal staff The Chinese municipality of Tianjain says it is ready to build economic relations with Guyana. Tianjin, a major port and communications hub in China, has a population of 14 million, occupying 11,000 square kilometers — along with […]


Guyana Looks to Russia for Support

Above: Guyana President Donald Ramotar (OAS Photo/Juan Manuel Herrera) By the Caribbean Journal staff Governments must do more to “reduce poverty and inequality,” because “they pose the greatest threat to democracy and security in the region,” according to Guyana President Donald Ramotar. Ramotar was speaking at a protocolary session of the Permanent Council of the […]

Guyana Swears in Sandra Jones as Newest Elections Commissioner

Above: Jones is sworn in by Guyana President Donald Ramotar (right) By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana has sworn in Sandra Valerie Jones as a new commissioner of the Guyana Elections Commission. Jones replaced the late Robert Williams, a former deputy mayor, who passed away in January. Guyana President Donald Ramotar, who performed the ceremony, […]

Guyana President to Visit Washington, DC

Above: Guyana President Donald Ramotar By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana President Donald Ramotar will lead a high-level delegation this weekend to Washington, DC. The visit will include discussions with United States officials, representatives from multilateral agencies and the Guyanese Diaspora in Washington. The meetings will be held from May 12 to May 19, according […]

Guyana Must Capitalize on Country's Close Proximity to Brazil: Ramotar

Above: Guyana President Donald Ramotar with Secretary of State of Roraima Eduardo Oestreicher (left) and Guyana’s Consulate General in Brazil, Leila King By the Caribbean Journal staff It is incumbent on Guyana to take advantage of the country’s close proximity to Brazil, according to President Donald Ramotar. Part of doing that involves developing the Lethem […]

Suriname Airline Returns to Guyana

Above: Guyana President Donald Ramotar welcoming the flight By the Caribbean Journal staff A flight by Suriname’s national air carrier touched down in Guyana Tuesday for the first time in six years, welcomed by Guyanese President Donald Ramotar and a team of government officials. The flight by Surinam Airways stopped in Guyana en route to […]

Guyana, UNDP Talk Development

Above: The UN’s Khadija Musa and Guyana President Donald Ramotar By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana’s President Donald Ramotar held talks Monday with United Nations Resident Coordinator Khadija Musa. According to Musa, who is also the United Nations Development Programme’s Resident Representative in Guyana, the discussions focused on how the UNDP and the UN system […]

Guyana President: Caribbean Must See Itself as Part of Bigger Movement

Above: Guyana President Donald Ramotar By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana President Donald Ramotar says that by broadening bilateral relations, Caribbean countries can better immunize themselves against the problems that affect other parts of the world. Ramotar, who was speaking at a reception hosted by the Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies, said the region’s […]

Guyana Begins Laying Cable for China-Financed Power Programme

Above: Guyana President Donald Ramotar speaking to Parliament By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana Power & Light is set to begin laying the submarine cable to improve the power supply to the country’s West Demerara area, part of a $42 million infrastructural development programme. The cable, which will be laid from the West Demerara section […]