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OAS: "Clean Electoral Process" in Guyana's November Elections

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Hilton Just Opened 16 New All-Inclusive Bungalows in the Dominican Republic, With Oceanfront Plunge Pools, Butlers and a Private Rooftop Lounge

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The Dominican Republic’s buzziest new destination just got its most exclusive place to stay. There’s a new top tier at one of the Caribbean’s most talked-about new resorts. And it’s the kind of thing that tends to sell out before most people even hear about it — timed about a year after the resort first […]

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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 of Government. He was joined on the trip by several Caribbean Prime Ministers, including St […]

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Canadian Firm Begins Gold Drilling Programme in Southern Guyana

Above: Marudi Mountain (Photo: GF) By the Caribbean Journal staff Canadian firm Guyana Frontier has begun a 3,000-metre drilling programme at the Marudi Mountain Gold Project in Southern Guyana. The project is slated to continue until April at Marudi Mountain, where the firm has one licence totaling 13,502 acres. Guyana Frontier holds a 100 percent […]

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China Donates Laptops to Special Needs Students in Antigua

Above: Chinese Ambassador Liu Hanming and Education Minister Dr Jacqui Quinn-Leandro (Photo: ABG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antiguan students with learning disabilities got a boost this week from the Chinese government, which donated 390 Lenovo laptops to the country’s Ministry of Education. The move fulfilled a promise made by Chinese Ambassador Liu Hanming a […]

Canadian Firm Begins Gold Drilling Programme in Southern Guyana

Above: CGX Drilling COO Mike Stockinger, Noel Dennison of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission, Environment Minister Robert Persaud (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Oil firm REPSOL began offshore drilling in Guyana on Feb. 7, while Canadian firm CGX will begin its operations next week. Spain-based REPSOL is drilling its Jaguar-1 deep well, […]

Guyana Sees Drop in Murders, Increase in Armed Robberies: Report

Above: Police in Guyana (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana saw a drop in murders in January, with a 65 percent drop compared to January 2011, but it saw a 40 percent increase in armed robberies, according to a report from the Guyana Police Force. There were 74 reports of armed robberies in […]

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 on the Pomeroon River. Among those attending were victims of the attack on 15 boats, […]

Antigua, LIME Roll Out Laptop Programme for Country's Teachers

 Above: a teacher receives a laptop (Photo: ABG) By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Antigua, in collaboration with telecom LIME, has rolled out the third phase of its teacher laptop initiative, giving 500 teachers in the country a new high-speed laptop. Antigua is not the only Caribbean country to distribute laptops in this […]

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 the country’s Pomeroon River this weekend. Pirates attacked 15 fishing boats with a total of […]

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 River that began on Friday. This weekend, three fishermen had been reported rescued. “Follow-ups were […]

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 night, with just one of the four fishermen aboard returning to shore thus far. The […]

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 approval means that a total of $5.94 million will now flow to Guyana for implementation, […]