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As Venezuelas voted in favour of the questions asked in a national referendum on Sunday claiming Guyana’s Essequibo region, President Irfaan Ali reminded that the referendum is non-binding and the questions asked were in violation of international law. The President addressed thousands of citizens who turned up at the National Stadium at Providence for a […]
The Venezuelan Government is claiming that 95% of the citizens who cast their ballots in Sunday’s referendum claiming Guyana’s territory, voted in favour of the questions asked in the referendum, and rejected the International Court’s jurisdiction to settle the border controversy, while continuing the claim of Guyana’s Essequibo region. International news agencies, the Associated Press […]
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 […]
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 […]
As Guyana joined the rest of the world today in observing World AIDS Day, Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony said Guyana has made significant strides in the achievement of the 95-95-95 global targets set out by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS with more than 90% of the persons living with HIV already […]
By Svetlana Marshall President Irfaan Ali told world leaders today that climate action cannot be to the detriment of the world’s developing countries and poorest people, as he made a case for hybrid measures to form part of the solution to achieving net zero by 2050. The President addressed the United Nations Framework Convention on […]
The International Court of Justice today handed down provisional measures that essentially blocks Venezuela from taking any action that could change the current situation in the Essequibo region. In its unanimous decision handed down in The Hague, the Court ordered that Venezuela refrains from taking any action which would modify the situation that currently prevails […]
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 […]
Police investigators in Berbice have arrested three Venezuelan men, who have been working as labourers in the Corentyne area, for the alleged murder of 43-year-old Corentyne resident, Chetram Ramjattan. The man’s body was discovered this morning in a pond with multiple stab wounds. It appeared as though he was murdered and later dumped in the […]
Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn today said Venezuela’s planned referendum on Guyana’s Essequibo region which is expected to take place on Sunday, is a dangerous political stunt by the Nicolas Maduro Administration. He believes it is intended to whip up support ahead of the country’s General Elections in 2024. The Maduro administration has been […]
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