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Addressing the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York this morning, President Irfaan Ali called on Venezuela to abide by the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) when it delivers its decision in 1899 Arbitral Award Case. “We urge Venezuela to abide by the forthcoming ruling in accordance with […]
Amid reports of the United States planning to veto the nomination of Guyana’s candidate for the United Nations Secretary General’s position, President Irfaan Ali today made the case for Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett as he addressed the United Nations General Assembly. “The United Nations needs its next Secretary-General to work with all member States to restore […]
The Interim President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez, has made another appeal to Guyana to return to the negotiation table with the border controversy, although the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is set to rule on the controversy between the two countries. Guyana has repeatedly stated that the matter is properly before the International Court. Addressing […]
The 27th Americas INTERPOL Regional Conference opened in Georgetown this morning with Prime Minister Mark Phillips noting that while cooperation among various countries and organizations continue to reap results in the fight against transitional organized crime, that cooperation must be swift in order to dent the backs of criminal networks. The Prime Minister told the […]
The Government of Guyana is silent on reports that the United States intends to use its veto powers on the United Nations Security Council to block the nomination of Guyana’s Ambassador to the UN, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett from the UN Secretary General job. The New York times is reporting that the United States has opposed the […]
While indicating that Guyana has already rejected a number of persons submitted by the US Government for resettlement as part of the third-country deportee agreement, the US Ambassador to Guyana has revealed that the agreement runs for two years. Under the agreement, the US will provide US$7.8 million to assist with the resettling of those […]
Explaining that the US Embassy would at times furnish information to Washington on visa holders and their eligibility to continue holding on to their visas, the US Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole Theriot, today said the embassy was not aware of information related to the visa review for Justice Gino Persaud. The High Court Judge was […]
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Senior Counsel Anil Nandlall has stated that the sale of taser guns or taser equipment is completely prohibited under the law as it also falls under the Firearms Act. A number of Chinese-owned businesses in Georgetown have been selling taser guns to any customer with a request for […]
Doubling down on his earlier testimony that Opposition Leader and US sanctioned businessman, Azruddin Mohamed, is a threat to society and national security, the Head of the Police Force’s Special Branch, Senior Superintendent Prem Narine told the Court today that he has information, which suggests that the businessman turned politician is allegedly linked to murders, […]
Guyana is currently experiencing record breaking temperatures, even when compared to the hottest years, Specialist Meteorologist, Komalchand Dhiram, has explained. Speaking at the Hydromet Service’s National Climate Outlook forum this morning, Dhiram said Guyana has been experiencing warm temperatures since January, which had an extreme spike in August. He said from all indications so […]
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