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The Vreed-en-hoop Shorebase Inc. saw the docking and offloading of the first commercial vessel at its shorebase facility, at the newly constructed man-made island. The docking of the vessel was also celebrated as it was registered as the longest vessel, at over 190 meters, to ever enter the Demerara River Channel. Additionally, with a cargo […]
Guyana’s Minister of Governance and one of the longest serving Members of Parliament, Gail Teixeria today said that the current threats coming from Venezuela is the worst that Guyana has ever seen. During a contribution to the Extraordinary Sitting of the National Assembly on the Border Controversy, Minister Teixeira said Venezuela continues to advance its […]
Advisor on Borders and Guyana’s Co-agent in the border case against Venezuela, Carl Greenidge has indicated that Guyana stands ready to defend its request for the ICJ to block Venezuela from including any question in its planned referendum on the border controversy, that infringes on Guyana’s territorial integrity. Mr. Greenidge who is a former Vice […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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