Politics

Guyana rejects Venezuela’s “unsettling” move to begin enforcing results of referendum claiming Guyana’s Essequibo

By Svetlana Marshall Hours after the Nicholas Maduro Government announced its plans to move ahead with making Guyana’s Essequibo region, a Venezuelan state, President Irfaan Ali rejected the position and the series of measures announced by Maduro seeking to enforce the outcome of the the December 3 referendum. In a late night address to the […]

UNICEF Official praises Guyana for strides in fostering good mental health

UNICEF Country Representative for Guyana and Suriname, Nicholas Pron said Guyana is making significant strides in fostering good mental health and well-being among the population. In his address at the 3rd Annual Mental Health and Well-Being Conference at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC) today, the UNICEF Representative said Guyana has implemented a series of […]

Venezuela’s referendum was a resounding failure for Maduro -VP Jagdeo tells BBC

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has declared that Venezuela’s referendum vote to claim Guyana’s Essequibo region was a resounding failure for the Nicholas Maduro admnistration as the majority of voters stayed away from the vote. While Venezuela has claimed that close to 10 million people voted in the referendum, independent media observers have indicated that the […]

Guyana to lead Commonwealth Living Lands Action Group

Guyana will champion the Commonwealth Living Lands Action Group on sustainable green cover and biodiversity, committing itself to lead coordinated efforts across the 56 Commonwealth member countries. The announcement comes after a Commonwealth event in Dubai over the weekend during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28). During the event, the Commonwealth Secretariat launched a […]

Guyana remains on “solid rock” in border row -President Ali assures

As Venezuelas voted in favour of the questions asked in a national referendum on Sunday claiming Guyana’s Essequibo region, President Irfaan Ali reminded that the referendum is non-binding and the questions asked were in violation of international law. The President addressed thousands of citizens who turned up at the National Stadium at Providence for a […]

Low turnout in voters as Venezuela votes in favour of referendum -International media reports

The Venezuelan Government is claiming that 95% of the citizens who cast their ballots in Sunday’s referendum claiming Guyana’s territory, voted in favour of the questions asked in the referendum, and rejected the International Court’s jurisdiction to settle the border controversy, while continuing the claim of Guyana’s Essequibo region. International news agencies, the Associated Press […]

President urges Venezuela to show “maturity and responsibility” as its citizens vote in referendum claiming Guyana’s Essequibo

By Gordon Moseley In an early morning address to the nation from Essequibo, President Irfaan Ali this morning called on neighbouring Venezuela to show maturity and responsibility. President Ali’s Sunday morning statement was made as Venezuelans prepared to head to the polls in their homeland to vote on a referendum that the Venezuelan government hopes […]

Commonwealth, OAS and CARICOM call on Venezuela to respect ICJ’s Ruling on Provisional Measures

The International community is reacting to the decision of the International Court of Justice to grant provisional measures in Guyana’s case against Venezuela. The Court has ordered Venezuela to refrain from any action on Guyana’s Essequibo region.      In a statement this afternoon, the 56-nation Commonwealth still raised concern about the upcoming Venezuelan referendum on […]