By Ray Chickrie Caribbean News Now contributor GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Avianca Airlines of Colombia, which reached an agreement with United Airlines and COPA Airlines in November of 2018, is now looking to use this strategic and commercial partnership to bring new service and innovation for passengers traveling between the United States, Guyana and Suriname. It […]

GENEVA, Switzerland — UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has welcomed the request this week from Curacao to the Netherlands for support in responding to the ongoing influx of Venezuelan refugees and migrants to the Caribbean island. The Curacao authorities estimate there are around 26,000 Venezuelans currently residing there. It is urgent that they have access […]

Dwyer Astaphan By Caribbean News Now contributor BASSETERRE, St Kitts — Leading activist and legal figures in St Kitts and Nevis have called for the government to address fraudulent practices surrounding the nation’s citizenship by investment (CBI) programme. During the most recent edition of WINN FM’s ‘Inside the News’ talk show, lawyer and former government […]

By Ray Chickrie Caribbean News Now contributor PARAMARIBO, Suriname — On July 6, COPA Airlines, a member of the global Star Alliance network, will commence direct flights between Panama City and Paramaribo, Suriname, connecting this city with 80 other COPA destinations through its Panama City hub. This development is significant for Suriname, which has been […]

Nitinder Oemrawsingh. Photo: Facebook PARAMARIBO, Suriname — The body of a male of East Indian descent that was discovered with a single bullet wound to the head on Monday in Guyana is said to be that of Nitinder Oemrawsingh, a rice exporter from neighbouring Suriname. While Guyanese police are still awaiting official identification family members […]

Venezuelan government graphic By Youri KempCaribbean News Now associate [email protected] CARACAS, Venezuela — Details of exactly where the ExxonMobil survey vessels were intercepted over the Christmas period in the Stabroek block area by the Venezuelan navy have been murky; however evidence provided by Venezuelan vice president, Delcy Rodriguez, shows where the ships were intercepted, which […]

Grace Bay, Providenciales, a popular destination for tourists and resort developers. Photo: Wikipedia By Caribbean News Now contributor BASSETERRE, St Kitts — A resort developer based in St Kitts but owned and operated by Chinese interests has declined to remove false and/or misleading information about Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) citizenship and residency from its website. […]

By Youri Kemp Caribbean News Now associate editor [email protected] WASHINGTON, USA — In a post published last week by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on its website, the IMF’s general counsel, Rhoda Weeks-Brown, claimed that a global bank that had left the Caribbean due to correspondent banking concerns had recently decided to come back and […]