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Foreign Diplomats serving in Guyana were called in to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs this morning, where they were fully briefed on the latest acts of aggression from Venezuela and the country’s most recent moves at claiming Guyana’s Essequibo region. Among the Ambassadors who met with a Ministry of Foreign Affairs team, was recently appointed […]
President Irfaan Ali has announced that the Government of Guyana will be intensifying precautionary measures to safeguard the country against the increasing acts of aggression from neighbouring Venezuela. In a late night address to the nation, the President rejected Venezuela’s latest actions to announce plans to make Guyana’s Essequibo region a new Venezuelan state, in […]
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 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 […]
Law Enforcement agents in Guyana and Canada are probing the discovery of more than 50 pounds of cocaine in an untagged suitcase that arrived in Canada aboard a Caribbean Airlines flight from Guyana. Law Enforcement agents in Trinidad and Tobago are also probing the incident, since the flight to Toronto originated in that country. According […]
Guyana’s economy continues to grow at an extremely fast rate, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. In its latest report, the IMF said the country’s economy has tripled in size since the start of oil extraction. With oil production ramping up offshore, Guyana saw the highest real GDP growth in the world last year, […]
Two Police Constables, who have been described by the Guyana Police Force as “rogue cops” are facing charges of conspiracy to commit robbery under arms. In a statement, the Guyana Police Force announced the arrest of Constables Julian Smartt and Winston Williams. According to the Police, following a report of a robbery committed on a […]
The US Government continues to pay close attention to the Guyana-Venezuela border controversy, and according to US State Department spokesman, Matthew Miller, the border issue cannot be settled by any referendum. During a US State Department press conference in Washington on Monday, Mr. Miller said there should be a peaceful resolution to the controversy. “I […]
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 […]
Suriname’s national airline, Surinam Airways has announced that it will begin schedule flights between Guyana and Barbados from the 20th December. In a statement, Surinam Airways announced that as part of an expansion plan, it will be rolling out a number of new destinations and additional routes. The Georgetown-Barbados service will operate twice per week, […]
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