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Guyana's President Promises Cabinet Intervention Following Pirate Attacks

Above: MP Cornel Damon and some of the fishermen victimized in the pirate attacks (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyanese President Donald Ramotar has pledged to intervene at the cabinet level following a spate of pirate attacks on […]

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Guyana Tightens Maritime Security after Pirate Attacks; Rescue Boat Capsizes

Above: one of the boats victimized in this weekend’s pirate attacks (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff A four-person fishing boat that traveled to aid one of the fishing crews victimized by this weekend’s pirate attacks capsized on Saturday […]

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Guyana Rescues 15 More Fishermen Following Pirate Attacks

Above: Some of the boats following the attack (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana’s Maritime Search and Rescue Centre has rescued 15 more fishermen in an overnight exercise, following a 24-hour spate of pirate attacks on the Pomeroon […]

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Guyana's Low Carbon Development Strategy Gets IDB Boost

Above: Kaieteur Falls in Guyana (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Board of Governors of the Inter-American Development Bank this week gave final approval for the execution of the Institutional Strengthening Project for Guyana’s Low-Carbon Development Strategy. The […]


Canadian Oil Firm CGX to Begin Offshore Drilling in Guyana

Above: CGX President Stephen Hermstone meeting with Guyanese President Donald Ramotar (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Canadian oil exploration firm CGX has been cleared to begin drilling one of two wells in the Guyana offshore oil concession, according […]


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,” […]

Markets

Guyana, ExxonMobil Talk Offshore Oil

Above: Guyanese President Donald Ramotar with officials from ExxonMobil (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyanese President Donald Ramotar met today with officials from ExxonMobil Exploration, who are in the country for their semi-annual meeting. The two sides discussed […]


EU to Fund Hydropower in Guyana

Above: the Chiung waterfall in Guyana (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff The European Union has approved the development of a Micro-Hydropower system near Guyana’s Chiung River. The EU Delegation to Guyana has dispatched the project to Guyanese Finance […]


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 […]


LaRocque Meets New EU Ambassador

Above: Ambassador Robert Kopecky and Secretary General Irwin LaRocque (Photo: CARICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque welcomed the European Union’s new Ambassador to CARICOM, Robert Kopecky, in Georgetown yesterday. The European Union is “one of […]


China Hands Over Ferries to Guyana

Above: the two ferries are valued at $14.4 million (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Chinese government has handed over two roll-on, roll-off ferries to Guyana, doing so in a ceremony yesterday. The two ferries are valued at […]


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