Guyana receives more than 50,000 COVID-19 vaccines
The Republic of Guyana has received 52,800 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines from Spain as part of a vaccination programme targeted to children. The doses arrived on 6 June via the Amerijet…
Robust strategies needed for CARICOM to rebound from COVID-19
CARICOM Ministers with responsibility for Trade and Economic Development have emphasised the need for the Community to develop robust strategies to respond to the impact COVID-19 has had on the…
ONGOING FINANCIAL SUPPORT PLEDGED TO GUYANA
World Bank Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean, Carlos Felipe Jaramillo, and Country Director for the Caribbean, Lilia Burunciuc, have completed their first official visit to Guyana. They…
NATIONAL DAY – GUYANA
The Cooperative Republic of Guyana celebrates Independence Day on 26th May every year. The holiday commemorates the anniversary of Guyana’s independence from the United Kingdom on the same day in…
INDIA DONATING 500,000 COVID-19 VACCINES TO GUYANA, CARIBBEAN
GUYANA and several other Caribbean countries will benefit from an initial donation of 500,000 Oxford-Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccines by the Government of India, as the South-Asian country ‘ups the ante’ on…
CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTH IN ISLAND STATES
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are among the most vulnerable nations to climate change in the world. Yet, many island states are also leading in the global response to climate…
CARICOM CONGRATULATES GUYANA’S NEW PRESIDENT
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has congratulated Dr Irfaan Ali on his assumption to office as Guyana’s ninth Executive President, and said he looks forward to welcoming the new President as a…