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CARICOM leaders visit hurricane ravaged Jamaica
NEWS SOURCE
President of Guyana Irfaan Ali joined Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Grenada, Dickon Mitchell, Antigua’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne and CARICOM Secretary General, Dr. Carla Barnett on a special CARICOM mission to Jamaica on November 17, 2025, for a first-hand look at the damage left behind by Hurricane Melissa.
Kamla ‘handed over’ T&T territory
TRINIDAD EXPRESS
PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has compared Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar to her Caricom counterparts, alleging that the Prime Minister “handed over” local territory amid tensions between the United States and the South American country.
New springs won’t last, says Water Resources Authority
JAMAICA OBSERVER
MONTEGO BAY, St. James, Jamaica- With no water flowing from their taps, many residents in Hurricane Melissa-battered areas have happily made use of numerous springs that have surfaced since the storm dumped several inches of rain as she lingered over Jamaica’s south-west.
Guyana’s oil production hits 900,000 barrels per day
CMC
ExxonMobil Guyana Limited Wednesday announced that the daily production in the Stabroek Block has increased to 900,000 barrels.
CARILEC Disaster Assistance Programme deploys 19 regional utilities & private contracting firms to Jamaica
ANTIGUA OBSERVER
KINGSTON, Jamaica- The Caribbean Electric Utility Services Corporation (CARILEC) has activated its Disaster Assistance Programme (CDAP), to support electric utility member Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS), following the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
5,661 kilogrammes of food condemned after Melissa
JAMAICA OBSERVER
KINGSTON, Jamaica- The Public Health Department has condemned 5,661 kilogrammes of food in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa which has left several south-western parishes with little or no electricity since it impacted Jamaica on October 28.
Guyana received over US$1B in oil earnings in first half of 2025
NEWS SOURCE
While the traditional sectors of the economy continue to perform relatively well, the oil and gas sector is outperforming all other sector as it relates to revenue generation, Finance Ministry’s mid-year report has revealed.
Hurricane Melissa’s preliminary damage put at $1 trillion
JAMAICA OBSERVER
KINGSTON, Jamaica- The preliminary estimate of the damage caused by Hurricane Melissa, which slammed into south-western Jamaica on October 28 with cataclysmic effect, has been put at between US$6 billion and US$7 billion, or a staggering $1 trillion!
Bahamian schoolgirl dies after fall from high rise hotel
CMC
PANAMA CITY, Panama- Authorities have confirmed the death of a 16-year-old Bahamian student who died in Panama after reportedly falling from the 27th floor of a hotel while attending an international robotics competition in Central America.
Venezuelan confesses to bombing gas station in Guyana
NEWS ROOM
GEORGETOWN, Guyana- Daniel Alexander Ramirez Peodomo, a Venezuelan national, has reportedly confessed to bombing the Mobil Gas Station on Regent and King Streets on Sunday night, and he did so hours after he entered Guyana from Venezuela via boat.
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