CARICOM leaders have reaffirmed that no elections were held by Venezuela in Guyana’s Essequibo region, despite Caracas’ claim of staging a “governor” and “legislative council” vote in the territory on May 25, 2025 — an action that directly defied an International Court of Justice (ICJ) order. Meeting in Montego Bay, Jamaica, at the Forty-Ninth The post No Venezuelan elections held in Essequibo; CARICOM urges Caracas to respect ICJ process appeared first on News Room Guyana.

Guyana has announced that it will host the next INTERPOL Conference in 2026, a move welcomed by regional leaders as they strengthen ties with the world’s largest international police organisation to tackle growing organised crime across the Caribbean. The announcement came during the recent engagement between Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and The post Guyana to host major INTERPOL conference in 2026  appeared first on News Room Guyana.

  The upcoming Global Biodiversity Alliance Summit, to be hosted in Georgetown, Guyana from 23 to 25 July 2025, has received the full backing of CARICOM leaders as part of the Region’s stepped-up efforts to tackle the worsening climate crisis. This commitment was reinforced during the Forty-Ninth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of The post Guyana’s Biodiversity Summit among key efforts in CARICOM’s push to tackle climate crisis appeared first on News Room Guyana.

A total of 67 contracts were signed by small contractors from Bartica, Region Seven, for the cleaning of drains, culverts, and road shoulders as part of ongoing efforts to mitigate flooding across the region. The $132.5 million worth of desilting projects, signed on Friday, are expected to significantly impact the lives of the contractors, boost The post 67 Bartica contractors to execute $132.5M drainage, desilting projects appeared first on News Room Guyana.