Caribbean & International

Jamaican woman wins wrongful detention lawsuit against the state of Guyana; Awarded $3.1 Million

Jamaican National Sandra Russell, who was kept in local police custody for an additional eight months after she completed her three and a half months for trafficking 70 grams of marijuana was today awarded $3.1 Million in damages by Chief Justice, Roxane George. Russell sued the State of Guyana for false imprisonment and being subjected […]

Guyana raises Venezuela’s latest claim with OAS

Venezuela’s latest claim to Guyana’s Essequibo region formed part of discussions yesterday between President Irfaan Ali and the Secretary-General of the Organisation of American States when they met in New York. Two weeks ago, the Venezuelan Government and Opposition agreed to maintain the neighbouring country’s claim over Essequibo, triggering an immediate response and rejection of […]

Guyana rejects Venezuela Government and Opposition agreement on claiming Essequibo

The Venezuelan Government and Opposition have taken an official decision to unite around the country’s claim of Guyana’s Essequibo region, prompting the Government of Guyana to again reject the claim. There are reports that the Venezuelan Government and Opposition have signed an accord maintaining the neighbouring claim over Guyana’s Essequibo region, a claim which has […]

Former President Granger condemns assassination of Haitian President; Calls for preservation of peace in Haiti

Former President David Granger has condemned the assassination of Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse. The Haitian Leader was attacked by a group of armed men who stormed his private residence in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince early this morning. In a statement, Mr. Granger, who hosted Mr. Moise, at State House when he was President described the Haitian […]

Government needs to engage Opposition on national issues -Ramjattan

Leader of the Alliance for Change, Khemraj Ramjattan has hailed the two United States Congressmen who recently publicly urged the Guyana government to ensure that every citizen benefits from the country’s oil wealth and encourage the government to include the Opposition in key decision making. On Wednesday Democrat congressman, Hank Johnson issued a call for […]

Soldier drowns as boat capsizes

A young Guyana Defence Force Lance Corporal lost his life by drowning on Saturday after a boat with soldiers capsized in the Urara Creek in Region 9. A statement from the GDF said Lance Corporal Barrington John was among a group of soldiers being withdrawn from the GDF Observation Post at Karasabai while during an […]

Venezuela accuses Guyana of making “false accusations” about fighter jets incursion

In wake of the Guyana Government’s condemnation of an incursion by Venezuelan Fighter jets over Eteringbang, Region 7 on Tuesday, the Venezuelan government is rejecting the claims and is now accusing Guyana of making false accusations. “The Ministry of Popular Power for Foreign Relations of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela vigorously rejects the inaccuracies and […]