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New Brazilian Ambassador to Guyana

Above: New Brazilian Ambassador to Guyana Lineu Pupo de Paula and Guyana President Donald Ramotar By the Caribbean Journal staff Brazil has named its new Ambassador to Guyana, Lineu Pupo de Paula. The new Brazilian envoy recently presented his letters […]

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St Lucia Prime Minister Kenny Anthony Takes Over as CARICOM Chair

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Guyana to Receive $40M from Norway for Low-Carbon Development
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Guyana Looks to Russia for Support
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China's Tianjin Makes Pitch to Guyana
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Guyana President: Poverty, Inequality Threaten Democracy and Security

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Guyana President to Visit Washington, DC

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Guyana Swears in Sandra Jones as Newest Elections Commissioner

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

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Suriname Airline Returns to Guyana
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Guyana President: Caribbean Must See Itself as Part of Bigger Movement

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Guyana, UNDP Talk Development

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Guyana Begins Laying Cable for China-Financed Power Programme

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China and Guyana Strengthen Ties With $6.5 Million in New Agreements

Above: Chinese Vice Commerce Minister Zhong Shan and Guyanese President Donald Ramotar By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana and China signed a pair of agreements totaling $6.5 million today during visit by Chinese Vice Commerce Minister Zhong Shan to the […]

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Guyana and Suriname Meet with OAS

Above: Suriname FM Winston Lackin and OAS SG Jose Miguel Insulza (OAS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyanese President Donald Ramotar and Suriname Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Lackin both held talks with OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza this […]

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Guyana, Suriname Look to Strengthen Ties

Above: Donald Ramotar By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyanese President Donald Ramotar will pay a working visit to Suriname President Desi Bouterse Friday. Bouterse has just returned to Suriname following a trip to Haiti with the CARICOM Bureau of Heads […]

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Guyana's President Ramotar: We Have to Stamp Out Piracy Immediately

Above: a forum with Guyanese fishermen and President Donald Ramotar (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyanese President Donald Ramotar met today with a contingent of fishermen demanding justice and security following a spate of pirate attacks last weekend […]

Guyana to Continue Tourism Support

Above: Rockstone in Guyana’s Region 10 (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana has the potential to become the Caribbean’s number one tourism destination, according to President Donald Ramotar. “This is a growing and new sector in our society,” […]

Guyana Looks to the Middle East

Above: Ambassador George Hallaq and President Donald Ramotar (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff While the Arab Spring and its accordant political volatility halted Guyana’s desire to establish relations with country’s in the Middle East, it has renewed its […]

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China, Guyana Celebrate New Year and Strengthening Relationship

Above: Prime Minister Samuel HInds, First Lady Deolatchmie Ramotar, President Donald Ramotar, Chinese Ambassador to Guyana Yu Wenzhe and Mrs. Yu toast the Year of the Dragon (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Cooperation between Guyana and China has […]

Guyana, Canada Talk Investment

Above: Environment Minister Robert Persaud and Canadian High Commissioner David Devine (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyanese Natural Resources Minister Robert Persaud joined Canadian High Commissioner David Devine at a video conference with Canadian investors yesterday. Persaud said […]

China Pledges to Expand Bilateral Cooperation with Guyana

By the Caribbean Journal staff China has pledged to expand bilateral cooperation with Guyana following the country’s election last Monday. Chinese President Hu Jintao sent a congratulatory message to new Guyanese President Donald Ramotar on behalf of the Chinese government […]

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Guyana's Ramotar Names New Cabinet

Above: President Donald Ramotar, Foreign Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett and Prime Minister Samuel Hinds (Photos: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff New Guyanese President Donald Ramotar has named his new cabinet, with Prime Minister Samuel Hinds and 19 Ministers sworn in […]

Donald Ramotar Wins Guyanese Election

By the Caribbean Journal staff Donald Ramotar has won the Guyanese election, having secured 48.6 percent of the vote in the 2011 general and regional elections, according to the Guyana Elections Commission. It is the first minority government for the […]

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 […]