GDF welcomes 223 new Private soldiers

The Guyana Defence Force has welcomed an additional 223 new Private soldiers into its fold. In a statement, the GDF said the new soliders completed 16 weeks of rigorous induction training, and have now officially joined the ranks of the Guyana Defence Force. The recruits underwent various training modules designed to transform them from civilians […]

Nothing will stop December Referendum on Essequibo -Venezuela VP tells ICJ

Venezuela’s Vice President Delcy Rodriguez has told the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that with or without a third-party intervention, its planned referendum on the Essequibo will go ahead, despite strong objections from Guyana. Guyana has rejected the planned referendum, which seeks the support of the Venezuelan public to reject the ICJ hearing and to […]

Two companies win bids to market Guyana’s crude oil

The Minister of Natural Resources has announced that BB Energy and JE Energy have won the bid to market Guyana’s crude oil, beating out 23 other companies. At a press conference on Tuesday, Minister Vickram Bharrat explained that BB Energy will market the oil produced from the Liza Unity and the Prosperity Floating Production Storage […]

Berbice man wanted for murder of wife at Sunset View Hotel

Police investigators have launched a manhunt for Corentyne, Berbice resident Sadesh Appaddu, who is wanted for the murder of his wife Romana Lall. The 32-year-old woman’s lifeless body was found in a room at the Sunset View Hotel in Kitty on Sunday midday. She was stabbed to death with a bottle, and investigators believe she […]

International Court told of Venezuela constructing military airfield close to Guyana border

Guyana’s legal representatives told the International Court of Justice this morning that there is still time to stop Venezuela, as they laid evidence before the Court of an active plan by the Spanish speaking country to unlawfully annex Guyana’s Essequibo Region. In support of its application for provisional measures to block Venezuela from proceeding with […]

ExxonMobil begins production at Payara development; Total production increases to 620,000 barrels of oil per day

The ExxonMobil company announced this morning that it has started production at Payara, which is Guyana’s third offshore oil development on the Stabroek Block. With production beginning at Payara, total production will now increase to 620,000 barrels of oil per day. Exxon announced that The Prosperity floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel is expected […]

Greenidge tells International Court that Venezuela’s planned referendum threatens peace and security of Guyana and the Caribbean region

By Svetlana Marshall Imploring the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to bar Venezuela from taking any step to seize control of the Essequibo Region through a planned referendum, Guyana through its Agent, Carl Greenidge, told the ICJ that the Court alone stands between an amicable solution to the Border Controversy between Guyana and Venezuela, and […]

OPR probing death of man in Providence Police Station lock-ups

The Police Force’s Office of Professional Responsibility has launched an investigation into the death of a 56-year-old man in the lock-ups of the Providence Police Station. The man, Lloyd David, of Eccles, East Bank Demerara, was arrested by the Police on Monday afternoon on allegations that he attempted to rape a child. The complaint was […]