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While offering praise to the members of the Guyana Defence Force who defended themselves and Guyana’s territory when they came under fire from armed men on the Venezuelan side of the Cuyuni river, the opposition People’s National Congress Reform today called on the Government to urgently review and ramp up Guyana’s security and defence arrangements […]
United Nations (UN) Guyana, in partnership with the Joint Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Fund and the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA), has launched the Just Energy Transition Seed Funding Initiative, which is aimed at advancing Guyana’s transition to a low-carbon transportation sector by promoting electric vehicles and expanding renewable energy infrastructure. Addressing the launch at UN […]
Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hugh Todd, this morning summoned the Venezuelan Ambassador to Guyana, Carlos Perez, to condemn and demand redress for yesterday’s armed attack on a Guyana Defense Force (GDF) supply vessel navigating in Guyanese waters between Eteringbang and Makapa. The attack, by a group of heavily armed men firing on the GDF […]
Former President of Colombia, Ivan Duque sees Guyana as not just an “energy powerhouse”, but also a “green superpower”. He made the comment while speaking at the opening of the Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo at the Marriott Hotel. The former Colombian President said with vast rainforest, low deforestation rates and a wealth […]
At the opening of the Guyana Energy Conference this morning, President Irfaan Ali announced that Guyana is currently finalizing a multibillion dollar investment deal with a US company that will see cheaper refined energy products being made available to Guyana and possibly stored here. Speaking before local and international delegates, the President said the strategic […]
Senior Government sources have revealed that Guyana has received information from neighbouring Venezuela that at least three of the suspects in the shooting of six Guyana Defence Force soldiers in the Cuyuni river have been arrested and are now in the custody of the Venezuelan military. The men were reportedly arrested by the Venezuelan military […]
By Svetlana Marshall As investigations continue into the shooting of six members of the Guyana Defence Force by members of a suspected Venezuelan gang in the Cuyuni River, President Irfaan Ali today said the Government of Guyana is taking the attack on the country’s military men “seriously.” On the sidelines of the Guyana Energy Conference […]
A number of Guyana Defence Force soldiers were injured after coming under gunfire from a suspected Venezuelan criminal gang as they patrolled the Cuyuni River near the border with Venezuela. The incident took place at around 3:45pm on Monday. In a statement, the Guyana Defence Force said the soldiers were part of a “resupply patrol” […]
The Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo, which is set to open on Tuesday, is being seen as providing a tremendous opportunity for the Agriculture Sector. This morning, the organisers of the conference launched the inaugural “Conference Village,” will provide farmers and agro-processors with much needed exposure during the event. At the launching this […]
By Svetlana Marshall One of the country’s oldest burial places, Le Repentir Cemetery, took centre stage in the National Assembly today as the Government clashed with the Opposition over a motion that called on the Government to upgrade the historic facility, and implement a plan for its maintenance. The motion was passed with amendments that […]
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