After 70 days of rowing across the Atlantic Ocean, an American woman completed her mission to help provide safe drinking water for people who need it, arriving in Guyana yesterday afternoon.

Antigua seeks support in WTO ruling against US

Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer has turned to the World Bank for help in getting the United States to reach final resolution with his country, following a 2007 World Trade Organisation (WTO) internet gaming ruling....
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Guyana government considers re-entry into airline business

The high and increasing cost of travel to and from Guyana and its regional neighbours has prompted the Bharrat Jagdeo administration to consider starting up a state-owned airline....
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Suriname wants illegal route to Guyana made valid

Suriname is proposing to turn a route currently being used illegally by hundreds of people moving between that country and neighbouring Guyana daily, into a legitimate passage, complete with customs and immigration setups....
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Experts urge change in “culture of aid” to Haiti

A delegation of human rights experts is preparing to visit Haiti to assess the human rights and aid situation in the earthquake-crippled nation and to urge the international community to follow a series of guidelines they have prepared to help donors to "overcome the mistakes of the past."...
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