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In an address that struck at the heart of issues plaguing the local press, former Editor-in-Chief of the now defunct Stabroek News, Anand Persaud, challenged the Government to do better by the local media. Mr. Persaud delivered the keynote address on Monday evening at a reception hosted by the Guyana Press Association in observance of […]
On the same day that Guyana was arguing its case before the International Court against Venezuela’s claim of Guyanese territory, a Guyana Defence Force patrol team near the Venezuelan border came under gunfire from the Venezuelan side, leaving a GDF rank nursing two gunshot injuries. In confirming the incident, the Guyana Defence Force explained that […]
Legal Counsel, Paul Reichler, who is among a battery of lawyers representing Guyana in the 1899 Arbitral Award Case (Guyana v. Venezuela) told the International Court of Justice today that Venezuela’s claims, which seek to invalidate the 1897 Treaty of Washington and ultimately the 1899 Arbitral Award, are “illogical, counter-factual and baseless”. He reminded the […]
Essequibo was never administered by Spain or Venezuela, Guyana’s Agent Carl Greenidge told the International Court of Justice, as he presented the Court with the historical facts in the 1899 Arbitral Award Case (Guyana v. Venezuela). Addressing a panel of Judges in The Hague, led by President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Justice […]
The International Court of Justice early this morning began hearing oral arguments in the case filed by Guyana against Venezuela, challenging Venezuela’s claims over Guyana’s Essequibo region. Guyana’s main legal argument before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is that the land boundary between Guyana and Venezuela was finally and definitively settled by the 1899 […]
The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Limited (GBTI) has recorded $4.5 Billion in after-tax profit for the year 2025, which represents an 8.2% increase when compared to 2024. The bank convened its 38th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday, and shareholders were told that the bank had a solid financial performance. With another good […]
President Irfaan Ali, today assured rice farmers that the Government will continue to make investments to minimize the impact of global challenges to the local rice industry. Addressing a rice farmers forum this morning, the President said the Government has taken the increased price for fertilizer into consideration along with shipping costs. He said the […]
A draft final report on the deadly helicopter crash that claimed the lives of five Guyana Defence Force servicemen back in December 2023, found that while the helicopter was in “excellent working condition” at the time of the accident, there was a lack of specialized training of the pilots to handle operating the specific aircraft […]
The Georgetown Magistrates’ Court conducted a site visit to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) High Street Office today as the trial into the controversial 2020 Elections continues. It was at GECOM’s High Street Office where the second of two declarations for District 4 was reportedly made by the then Region 4 Returning Officer (RO), Clairmont […]
The Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) is seeking more than $30 Million in damages from the China Railway group for damaging one of its transmission lines which saw widespread blackouts last Sunday. The line was damaged by a heavy-duty machinery that was being operated by the company during road construction works in Dennis Street, […]
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