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A New $200 Million Caribbean Offshore Oil Exploration Project

Above: the Deepwater Champion By the Caribbean Journal staff US energy giant ExxonMobil is launching its nearly $200 million oil exploration project in the waters off the coast of Guyana. The company’s ship, Deepwater Champion, is at the Starbroek Block […]

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How This Caribbean Country is Providing Energy for Remote Communities

Above: a home fitted with a solar system in Guyana By the Caribbean Journal staff While Guyana has a population of around 740,000 people, it’s also one of the least densely populated places in the wider region. That means there […]

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New Zealand’s First-Ever Ambassador to the Caribbean Community

Above: CARICOM Headquarters in Guyana By the Caribbean Journal staff New Zealand has named its first-ever Ambassador to the Caribbean Community. Jan Henderson, who is also accredited to a number of CARICOM Member States, presented her letters of credence to […]

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Guyana Sets Date for General Elections

Above: Guyana President Donald Ramotar By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana will be choosing its next government on May 11, President Donald Ramotar announced in an address to the country. The announcement comes after Ramotar prorogued Parliament in November, a […]


Major Caribbean Energy Project Closer to Launching Construction

Above: a rendering of the project By the Caribbean Journal staff A massive hydropower energy project is closer to becoming a reality, President Donald Ramotar said. The Amaila Falls Hydro Power project is set to “achieve financial close and commence […]


Guyana Receives $7.5 Million Loan to Improve Sugar Sector

Above: Guyana By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Guyana is receiving a $7.5 million loan from the Caribbean Development Bank to improve the country’s sugar sector. The purpose of the loan is more specifically to enhance the capacity […]

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InselAir Officially Launches New Service to Trinidad, Guyana

Above: Trinidad (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff InselAir has officially launched a series of new flights out of its Curacao hub. The carrier launched new service from Curacao to Georgetown, Guyana last week, following the addition of new […]


LIAT Launches New Flights

Above: a LIAT ATR plane (Photo: LIAT) By the Caribbean Journal staff Regional carrier LIAT has officially launched seven new flights per week. The company has begun four new flights per week between Dominica and St Maarten and three new […]


St Lucia, Argentina Talk Tourism

Above: St Lucia (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A delegation from Argentina’s Ministry of Tourism is visiting St Lucia this week. The delegation, which is visiting for the second straight year, is offering training and coursework for individuals […]

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Guyana Marriott Pushes Back Opening Date to February 2015

Above: a rendering of the Guyana Marriott By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana’s first-ever Marriott hotel is delayed. The hotel, which had been planning a December 2014 opening, has pushed back its opening date to February 2015, according to the […]


LIAT Set to Increase Service to Guyana

Above: a LIAT plane By the Caribbean Journal staff LIAT is expanding its service between Barbados and Guyana’s Ogle International Airport. Beginning Dec. 1, 2014, LIAT will be adding three additional flights per week between Barbados and Ogle, for a […]


New Guyana Marriott Targeting December 2014 Opening

Above: a rendering of the Guyana Marriott By the Caribbean Journal staff Marriott is planning to open its first-ever Guyana property in December 2014, according to the company’s Web site. The hotel, which will be located in Georgetown, will have […]


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