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GDF increases operational posture with additional patrols and frequent searches in Cuyuni River -Brig. Khan

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) has increased its operational posture and will continue with its routine patrol along the Guyana- Venezuela border in the Cuyuni River, Chief of Defence Staff, Brigadier Omar Khan has said. Guyanese soldiers have come under fire from the Venezuelan side of the border in recent months with the most recent […]

Opposition says it cannot support the Government over its inaction on increasing Venezuelan aggression

While maintaining its support of the Guyana Defence Force, the case before the International Court of Justice and the position that the border dispute between Guyana and Venezuela has long been settled, the opposition People’s National Congress today assailed the Government over what it considers to be its poor handling of the increasing acts of […]

GRA files criminal charge against Azruddin Mohamed over false declaration and undervaluing of luxury vehicle

The Guyana Revenue Authority, (GRA) today filed a criminal case against sanctioned businessman Azruddin Mohamed, accusing him of making a false declaration in relation to the undervaluing of a luxury Lamborghini vehicle. The GRA said it has been provided with documents which point to Mr. Mohamed paying more than US$600,000 for the vehicle in 2020, […]

CARICOM Foreign Ministers urge Venezuela to comply with International Court of Justice order on Essequibo

During a recent meeting in St. Kitts/Nevis, CARICOM’s Council for Foreign and Community Relations urged Venezuela to comply with that Order of the International Court which recently reaffirmed its previous order that instructed Venezuela to refrain from taking any action that would modify the status quo in the Essequibo, where Guyana currently administers and exercises […]