By News Source Guyana on November 6, 2023
News, Politics
Opposition spokesperson on Foreign Affairs and Member of Parliament, Amanza Walton-Desir, has proposed that the Government and Opposition work on introducing legislation to the National Assembly that would regulate the influx of Venezuelan migrants in Guyana. Contributing to the debate today at the Extraordinary Sitting of the National Assembly to affirm Guyana’s Essequibo region, MP […]
By News Source Guyana on November 6, 2023
News, Politics
Representative of the three-party Joinder list and Deputy Speaker, Dr. Asha Kissoon, today condemned the “continued contemptuous claims” by Venezuela of Guyana’s Essequibo region. Lending her voice at the Extraordinary Sitting of the National Assembly on the border issue, Dr. Kissoon condemned the planned Venezuelan referendum. “For the thousands of people at home, what Venezuela […]
By News Source Guyana on November 6, 2023
News, Politics
By Svetlana Marshall Describing Venezuela as a “tyrant” and the only country that is threatening the peace of the region, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hugh Todd opened the Extraordinary Sitting of the National Assembly on the border issue this morning, by asserting the validity of the 1899 Arbitral Award, which established the boundary between Guyana […]
By News Source Guyana on November 6, 2023
Crime, News
Police investigators in the Mazaruni region are probing the murder of a 16-year-old miner in the village of Isseneru. The teenage miner died early this morning after being stabbed during a row over a dance at a bar. The Police have identified the teen as Raymond Cozier. According to the Police report, Cozier was at […]
By News Source Guyana on November 5, 2023
News, Politics
The Guyana Power and Light Company intends to go after persons who damage its infrastructure and transmission lines Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar said legal actions will be taken against those causing damage to utility poles and other GPL infrastructure. “We are charging them now, and we are making sure that […]
By News Source Guyana on November 5, 2023
News, Politics
The Government has withdrawn an additional $20.8 Billion from the Natural Resource Fund (NRF). The Ministry of Financesaid the withdrawal was done in accordance with the Natural Resource Fund Act and the approved 2023 Budget. “In accordance with the NRF Act 2021 and the approved Budget 2023, the Government of Guyana has made its sixth […]
By News Source Guyana on November 3, 2023
News, Politics
Opposition Member of Parliament, Roysdale Forde wants the Government to provide more answers regarding the build-up of Venezuelan military troops near Guyana’s border, and the influx of thousands of undocumented Venezuelans into the country,. He said there is an urgent need for better management of the country’s border with Venezuela. “Guyanese need to know what […]
By News Source Guyana on November 3, 2023
Education, News, Politics
The University of Guyana has announced that it has launched an investigation into alleged statements made by a part-time lecturer during a classroom session. Declaring that it is appalled by the “inappropriate” conversation which has been making the rounds on social media, the University said the evidence and the circumstances surrounding the conversation are now […]
By News Source Guyana on November 3, 2023
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has announced that it will hold public hearings in the Guyana v. Venezuela Case on the 14th November, 2023 to deal specifically with Guyana’s request to block a number of questions in Venezuela’s upcoming referendum on the border controversy. “The hearings will be devoted to the request for the […]
By News Source Guyana on November 2, 2023
Business, News, Politics
The Government is giving the assurance that the Guyana Power and Light Company will be able to meet the current demand for electricity when it commissions the 17 power generating sets that are on their way to Guyana from the Dominican Republic. The generators, valued at US$27M, will generate 28.9 megawatts of electricity. According to […]
