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Jagdeo promises return of press conferences after five-month hiatus
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Tuesday confirmed that the government will resume his regular press conferences after a five-month hiatus, …
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Kalinago Territory recovery continues as the first Health Climatic Bulletin lands and the cable car nears commissioning
Recovery work continues with Kalinago Territory farmers after the April 26 trough. The official funeral for former minister Ian Pinard is set for tomorrow. The first Health Climatic Bulletin lands. And the world's longest cable car nears commissioning.
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Mount St. Catherine geothermal moves to wider directional drilling as VAT on digital services reaches the Bill stage
Mount St. Catherine geothermal moves to wider directional drilling on a £10M FCDO push. VAT on digital services lands at the Bill stage. The country mourns journalist Linda Straker. And cost-of-living warnings sharpen.
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Caribbean Media Reckoning: Outlet Closures Reshape the Regional Information Ecosystem
Two of the Caribbean's most established daily newspapers — Guyana's Stabroek News and Trinidad's Newsday — have closed in the past 14 months, prompting regional commentators to ask what kind of information ecosystem will replace them and what diaspora communities lose when their home-country journalism contracts.
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Two Caribbean Countries, One Week, Opposite Directions on Press Freedom
Within twenty-four hours, Guyana fell three places in the World Press Freedom Index while Trinidad's Court of Appeal struck down a 2020 police raid on a major newspaper. The two stories belong together.
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Trinidad Court of Appeal: 2020 Police Raid on Express Was Unconstitutional
A 2-1 majority on the Court of Appeal ruled that a 2020 police search of the Trinidad Express newsroom breached the newspaper's constitutional right to press freedom.
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Press Freedom Index Slide Triggers Government Counter-Strike Over 'Outdated' Findings
Guyana drops three places in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index. The government calls the findings flawed. The findings call the government a problem. Both cannot be right.
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