In SVG, Vermont woman charged with burning 12-year-old between legs, buttocks
(SearchLight)A Vermont woman, who is alleged to have burnt a 12-year-old girl between her legs and on her buttocks with an electric iron was denied bail at her arraignment. Josette…
SVG School repair program delayed, but no major impact on reopening – BRAGSA
(SearchLight)Except for one secondary institution, the late start to the school repair programme by the Roads, Buildings and General Services Authority (BRAGSA) is said to have not affected the reopening…
Guyana’s unemployment rate further declines – IDB report
(GuyanaNewsRoom)Guyana’s economy continues along its upward trajectory poised to catapult development to new heights, resulting in a significant decline in the unemployment rate, as well as the balancing of inflation…
Dominica’s Education minister announces back to school preparations and changes
(DNO)Education Minister Octavia Alfred has announced that preparations are being made for students to return to school this week for the new academic year. She made the announcement while addressing…
PM Skerrit makes impassioned plea for regional support of Haiti
(DNO)CARICOM Chairman, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has called on the Caribbean Community to provide a collective commitment and support to Haiti as that country is presently faced with security issues.…
UN convenes population forum in Antigua and Barbuda
(PointXpress)The Caribbean Forum on Population Development is being held at the Royalton Hotel for two days. The forum is being held by the United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) Sub-Regional Office…
More than 20 female agro processors to attend workshop
(PointeXpress)A workshop designed to improve the business and marketing skills of female entrepreneurs, involved in agro-processing, is underway with the first session focused on product development, costing, and competition. Organised…
Antigua and Barbuda’s US Embassy to convene high-level dialogue on Climate Policy
(pointxpress)The Antigua and Barbuda Embassy in the United States capital, Washington, D.C., is convening a one-day high-level dialogue on Climate Policy and other key issues in the Western Hemisphere on…
Guyana’s rice sector flourishes, to increase by 12 per cent
(GuyanaChronicle)RESEARCH and development of new rice strains are improving productivity, according to President Dr. Irfaan Ali, who stated that rice remains the primary staple in Guyana and other CARICOM countries.…
Education, dialogue paramount to countering Islamophobia
(GuyanaChronicle)President Ali says Islam has to survive in the multiculturalism of the Caribbeansuggests study on the religion and multiculturalism in the region PRESIDENT, Dr. Irfaan Ali has said that Islamophobia…
