By News Source Guyana on December 3, 2023
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
By Gordon Moseley In an early morning address to the nation from Essequibo, President Irfaan Ali this morning called on neighbouring Venezuela to show maturity and responsibility. President Ali’s Sunday morning statement was made as Venezuelans prepared to head to the polls in their homeland to vote on a referendum that the Venezuelan government hopes […]
By News Source Guyana on December 1, 2023
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The International community is reacting to the decision of the International Court of Justice to grant provisional measures in Guyana’s case against Venezuela. The Court has ordered Venezuela to refrain from any action on Guyana’s Essequibo region. In a statement this afternoon, the 56-nation Commonwealth still raised concern about the upcoming Venezuelan referendum on […]
By News Source Guyana on December 1, 2023
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President Irfaan Ali has welcomed the unanimous ruling by the International Court of Justice, granting provisional orders that prohibits Venezuela from taking any action that would modify the situation that currently prevails in Essequibo region. In a statement, President Ali said the Court has made clear that Venezuela is prohibited from annexing or trespassing upon […]
By News Source Guyana on November 29, 2023
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The US Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole Theriot wants Nicolas Maduro Administration in Venezuela to respect Guyana’s territorial integrity and its borders. Speaking on the sidelines of an event at the Marriott Hotel on Tuesday night, the recently accredited US Ambassador said the US has not shifted its position on the validity of the 1899 Arbitral […]
By News Source Guyana on November 28, 2023
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By Svetlana Marshall The Managing Director of the London-based, Caribbean Council, Chris Bennet believes “immense” progress has been made in reducing barriers to trade between Guyana and the United Kingdom (UK). The Caribbean Council has been working to build trade and investment between international companies and their Caribbean partners. “I think that there has been […]
By News Source Guyana on November 28, 2023
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The International Court of Justice, (ICJ) has announced that it will deliver its decision on Friday on Guyana’s request for provisional measures to be granted in the border case against Venezuela. Guyana’s request was made following the announcement of the planned Venezuelan referendum on the border controversy. Guyana has objected to a number of the […]
By News Source Guyana on November 27, 2023
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Prime Minister Mark Phillips has indicated that the support that Guyana continues to receive from its regional and international partners in the ongoing border controversy with Venezuela has inspired lots of confidence. During an early morning appearance on Observer Radio in Antitgua, the Prime Minister said while Guyana continues to bank on its allies, the […]
By News Source Guyana on November 24, 2023
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By Svetlana Marshall International Relations Expert, Guyanese Professor, Dr Mark Kirton today called on the regional body, CARICOM, to go beyond issuing statements on Venezuela’s threats against Guyana and to convene an urgent meeting of Heads of Government to get them to pledge their unequivocal support for Guyana, ahead of the upcoming Venezuelan referendum on […]
By News Source Guyana on November 23, 2023
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With many residents in the neighbouring communities with Venezuela expressing fear in wake of that country’s planned referendum claiming two-thirds of Guyana, President Irfaan Ali flew into Mabaruma this morning, accompanied by the top brass of the Guyana Defence Force and the Guyana Police Force to reassure those residents that all will be well. The […]
By News Source Guyana on November 22, 2023
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The main opposition party in Barbados, the Democratic Labour Party (DLP), today expressed great concern that the Government in Barbados has not yet expressed its full support for Guyana in the current border controversy with Venezuela. Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Motley in a statement over the weekend said Barbados and the rest of CARICOM stand […]