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The Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Brigadier Omar Khan, has ordered a moratorium on overseas vacation leave for all Officers of the GDF. The order was handed down on the 15th November and took effect the same day, and will remain in place until further notice. Additionally, permission that was previously granted […]
Acting Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken made it clear today that the Guyana Police Force with backing from the Joint Services will defend Guyana’s territory. “Guyana belongs to us, and we will police Guyana as far as practical,” the Police Commissioner said while addressing officers and ranks of the Guyana Police Force at Police Headquarters, […]
Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum today announced that Guyana has recorded an 18.7% increase in murders so far for 2023. However, he noted that other serious crimes are on the decline. Presenting an overview of crime in the country at the launch of the Guyana Police Force’s Christmas Plan, the Crime Chief Blanhum said the majority […]
The Guyana Defence Force has welcomed an additional 223 new Private soldiers into its fold. In a statement, the GDF said the new soliders completed 16 weeks of rigorous induction training, and have now officially joined the ranks of the Guyana Defence Force. The recruits underwent various training modules designed to transform them from civilians […]
Venezuela’s Vice President Delcy Rodriguez has told the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that with or without a third-party intervention, its planned referendum on the Essequibo will go ahead, despite strong objections from Guyana. Guyana has rejected the planned referendum, which seeks the support of the Venezuelan public to reject the ICJ hearing and to […]
A 13-member delegation of former and current representatives from a number of American states is currently in Guyana on a fact-finding mission to investigate claims of discrimination. President Irfaan Ali has already indicated that he will not be meeting with the group, citing possible linkages to Guyanese US-based activist Rickford Burke. But the Head of […]
The Minister of Natural Resources has announced that BB Energy and JE Energy have won the bid to market Guyana’s crude oil, beating out 23 other companies. At a press conference on Tuesday, Minister Vickram Bharrat explained that BB Energy will market the oil produced from the Liza Unity and the Prosperity Floating Production Storage […]
Guyana’s legal representatives told the International Court of Justice this morning that there is still time to stop Venezuela, as they laid evidence before the Court of an active plan by the Spanish speaking country to unlawfully annex Guyana’s Essequibo Region. In support of its application for provisional measures to block Venezuela from proceeding with […]
The ExxonMobil company announced this morning that it has started production at Payara, which is Guyana’s third offshore oil development on the Stabroek Block. With production beginning at Payara, total production will now increase to 620,000 barrels of oil per day. Exxon announced that The Prosperity floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel is expected […]
By Svetlana Marshall Imploring the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to bar Venezuela from taking any step to seize control of the Essequibo Region through a planned referendum, Guyana through its Agent, Carl Greenidge, told the ICJ that the Court alone stands between an amicable solution to the Border Controversy between Guyana and Venezuela, and […]
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