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With its eyes set on the Stabroek Block, oil giant Chevron Corporation announced, today, that it has entered into an agreement with Hess Corporation to acquire all of its outstanding shares in an all-stock transaction valued US$53 Billion. Hess is one of three developers in the Stabroek Block with a 30 percent interest. To date, […]
Guyana Police ranks in North West District, Region One have arrested three Venezuelan nationals on Friday after they were found with 3 unlicensed firearms and ammunition along with cocaine and marijuana. A Police report said officers based at the Arakaka Police Outpost received information about the Venezuelan men visiting a shop in the area to […]
By Svetlana Marshall One day after the Government of Guyana summoned the Venezuelan Ambassador and sought information on the build up of Venezuelan military troops in areas close to the Guyana border, Second Vice President Bharra Jagdeo today accused the Opposition of entertaining “dangerous notions” on the border controversy, which he believes could lead to […]
By Svetlana Marshall At the ongoing Canada-CARICOM Summit in Ottawa, President Irfaan Ali has indicated that the summit provides an opportunity for CARICOM and Canada to discuss important issues and look at ways to improve trade and other relations. In an address at the opening of the summit on Wednesday, Mr. Ali said while challenges […]
The Opposition APNU and AFC today expressed grave concern over the influx of Venezuela migrants who have been moving into the country, without any proper screening being done. During a press conference today, Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton, said the issue is now at crisis level. Mr. Norton said it is estimated that as many as […]
There is growing concern among officials about the spreading of Venezuelan propaganda on the border controversy in Guyana. In the past few days, reports have surfaced about the movement of Venezuelan military troops in villages close to a section of the border the country shares with Guyana. Those claims were triggered by a voice note […]
CARICOM countries will be using the upcoming Guyana Agri- Investment Forum as a springboard to help stimulate the high food prices in the region as well as to seek out investment, according to Agriculture Ministrer, Zulfikar Mustapha. CARICOM members are seeking to reduce the region’s US$5 Billion food import bill by 25% by 2025. At […]
On the heels of a decision by the United Nations (UN) Security Council to send a Kenyan-led multinational security force to Haiti to restore peace and order, the Haiti Support Group here in Guyana mounted a protest outside of the CARICOM Headquarters, calling on the regional body not to support an international security force moving […]
The Executive Director of the Regional Security System (RSS), Commodore Errington Shurland of Barbados believes that while amendments to Guyana’s Anti-Money Laundering Laws are crucial, enforcement is equally important as the country undergoes its Fourth Round of Mutual Evaluation by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF). Speaking virtually during the opening ceremony of a […]
The Government of Guyana today observed the 124th anniversary of the 1899 Arbitral Award which settled the border dispute between Venezuela and the then British Guiana. The Guyana Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement said while Guyana still accepts and celebrates the Arbitral Award as stipulated by the Treaty, Venezuela, just after Guyana’s independence, […]
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