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FILE - Guyana's President Mohamed Irfaan Ali arrives for the South American Summit at Itamaraty palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Irfaan Ali has on Thursday, Aug 24, 2023, lashed out at the descendants of European slave traders and said those who profited from the cruel, trans-Atlantic slave trade should offer to pay reparations to today’s generations. (AP Photo/Gustavo Moreno, File)

President of Guyana demands slavery reparations ahead of apology from plantation owner descendants

Guyana president Irfaan Ali has lashed out at the descendants of European slave traders and says those who profited from the cruel, trans-Atlantic slave trade should offer to pay reparations to today’s generations.

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, center, plays a steel pan accompanied by musician Len 'Boogsie' Sharpe, left, and Hakeem Jeffries, Minority Leader of the U.S House of Representatives, right, at the HADCO Phase II Pan Groove pan yard in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Wednesday, July 5, 2023. Blinken is in Trinidad and Tobago to participate in the Caribbean Community, CARICOM, Heads of Government meeting. (AP Photo/Jermaine Cruickshank)

Caribbean leaders seeking discounted oil criticize US sanctions against Venezuela

Caribbean leaders are denouncing U.S. economic sanctions against oil-rich Venezuela and say they’ve been forced to buy costlier petroleum elsewhere as they struggle with tight budgets.

A top Guyana official resigns after authorities drop a rape case against him

A top government official in Guyana who was arrested last month after being accused of raping an Indigenous teenager has resigned just hours after authorities said they would not charge him.

Pompeo visits Guyana hoping to shore up support on Venezuela

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has visited the small nation of Guyana looking to shore up support for Trump administration efforts to oust Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and build ties with the booming oil producer.

Guyana ruling party rejects vote recount in election chaos

A major dispute has erupted in Guyana and threatens to further destabilize the South American country after the governing party rejected a recount of votes cast during the March 2 general elections.The ruling multiparty coalition that has been in power since 2015 accused the main opposition People’s

Guyana leaders accept full recount of presidential election

Guyana’s government and opposition have agreed to a complete recount of votes in a presidential election that will determine who leads the relatively poor nation into a hoped-for new era of oil wealth.

Police: Submarine used for drugs found in Guyana

“It is the first time we have discovered a submarine on the Atlantic side and this is startling,” he told The Associated Press. “This seems to be a huge operation by groups which are setting up shop here.”