GEORGETOWN, Guyana — The management of Fly Jamaica Airways has been summoned to a meeting with officials at the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) following reports of an increase in flight cancellations and delays in recent weeks. In recent days, scores of passengers have been left stranded as the airline cancelled a number of its […]
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Oil and gas giant ExxonMobil says it’s likely to commence oil production in Guyana by March 2020. Exxon’s Country Manager Rod Henson made the disclosure during a recent press conference where contents of the Stabroek Petroleum Agreement between the oil company and the Government of Guyana were shared. Guyana and ExxonMobil entered […]
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuban leaders ended their sixth summit in Antigua on Friday reiterating calls for the region to be declared a zone of peace and urging the United States to lift the decades old trade and economic embargo on Havana. In addition, the leaders of the 15-member group and Cuba […]
GEORGETOWN, Guyana -The Parliament Office here is investigating a security breach after a woman, dressed in a Santa suit and ringing a bell, entered the parliament chamber on Friday as Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo was making his presentation during the debate on the 2018 national budget. After a walkout by a majority of the government […]
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Police in Guyana are still investigating a call from a prison inmate who threatened to assassinate President David Granger. Director of Prisons Gladwin Samuels confirmed the inmate from the Lusignan Prison called the emergency 911 number last week and reportedly told the operator that when he leaves prison he will kill Granger. […]
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica: As the Caribbean looks to grow its tourism market, a senior executive of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has urged the region to look to Asia as its next frontier. UNWTO’s regional director for Asia and the Pacific, Xi Jing, himself an Asian, on Monday, outlined the tremendous potential of the market, […]
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies’ (CWI) selection panel announced a 15-member Under-19 team and three reserves to participate in an 11-day camp in St Kitts & Nevis. The camp which will run from December 10-20 is the last round of preparation before they depart the region on December 28. Windies Under 19 are […]
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – More than 30 species of fish, plants and other creatures that may have been undiscovered until recently, have been found in Guyana’s Kaieteur National Park. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) made the disclosure last week as it launched its Kaieteur-Upper Potaro Biodiversity Assessment Survey Report, following the second in a series of three […]
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada – A senior official of the Canadian Tourism Research Institute (CTRI) said over two million Canadians have visited the Caribbean for the first six months of this year, representing a 5.2 per cent increase over the corresponding period last year. Jennifer Hendry, senior research associate with the CTRI, was addressing delegates at […]
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The pilot of an Air Services Cessna aircraft that went missing in Guyana early Sunday is dead. On Sunday afternoon, shortly after locating the missing aircraft, members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) discovered the lifeless body of the pilot Imran Khan. The pilot was the only person onboard the aircraft. According […]
