Politics

Foreign Affairs Ministry briefs Foreign Diplomats on Venezuela’s latest acts of aggression

Foreign Diplomats serving in Guyana were called in to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs this morning, where they were fully briefed on the latest acts of aggression from Venezuela and the country’s most recent moves at claiming Guyana’s Essequibo region. Among the Ambassadors who met with a Ministry of Foreign Affairs team, was recently appointed […]

Guyana to intensify precautionary measures to safeguard its territory -Pres. Ali

President Irfaan Ali has announced that the Government of Guyana will be intensifying precautionary measures to safeguard the country against the increasing acts of aggression from neighbouring Venezuela. In a late night address to the nation, the President rejected Venezuela’s latest actions to announce plans to make Guyana’s Essequibo region a new Venezuelan state, in […]

Guyana rejects Venezuela’s “unsettling” move to begin enforcing results of referendum claiming Guyana’s Essequibo

By Svetlana Marshall Hours after the Nicholas Maduro Government announced its plans to move ahead with making Guyana’s Essequibo region, a Venezuelan state, President Irfaan Ali rejected the position and the series of measures announced by Maduro seeking to enforce the outcome of the the December 3 referendum. In a late night address to the […]

UNICEF Official praises Guyana for strides in fostering good mental health

UNICEF Country Representative for Guyana and Suriname, Nicholas Pron said Guyana is making significant strides in fostering good mental health and well-being among the population. In his address at the 3rd Annual Mental Health and Well-Being Conference at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC) today, the UNICEF Representative said Guyana has implemented a series of […]

Venezuela’s referendum was a resounding failure for Maduro -VP Jagdeo tells BBC

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has declared that Venezuela’s referendum vote to claim Guyana’s Essequibo region was a resounding failure for the Nicholas Maduro admnistration as the majority of voters stayed away from the vote. While Venezuela has claimed that close to 10 million people voted in the referendum, independent media observers have indicated that the […]

Guyana to lead Commonwealth Living Lands Action Group

Guyana will champion the Commonwealth Living Lands Action Group on sustainable green cover and biodiversity, committing itself to lead coordinated efforts across the 56 Commonwealth member countries. The announcement comes after a Commonwealth event in Dubai over the weekend during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28). During the event, the Commonwealth Secretariat launched a […]

Guyana remains on “solid rock” in border row -President Ali assures

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 […]

Low turnout in voters as Venezuela votes in favour of referendum -International media reports

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 […]