Politics

Police arrest additional suspects in gold purchase murder probe

As investigations continue into the brutal murder of 21-year-old businessman, Amit Singh, the Guyana Police Force this afternoon said that in addition to the prime suspect, who has confessed to the murder, investigators have arrested three additional suspects. In a statement this afternoon, the Police said investigators managed to track down the other three men, […]

CARICOM stands by Guyana and rejects Venezuela’s planned referendum on border controversy

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has rejected the move by Venezuela to hold a referendum later this year, seeking approval from its citizens to make Guyana’s Essequibo region a new Venezuelan state. In a statement on the ongoing border controversy, CARICOM today said it has taken note of two of the questions approved to be posed […]

Government and Opposition agree to spare no effort in resisting threats to Guyana’s Sovereignty

President Irfaan Ali and Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton have agreed that Guyana’s sovereignty is of paramount importance, and have condemned the flagrant violation of the rule of law by Venezuela and agreed that no effort should be spared to resist that country’s persistent endeavours to undermine Guyana’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The two leaders and […]

Government and Opposition meet and reject Venezuela’s planned referendum on Essequibo

By Gordon Moseley The Government of Guyana and the Opposition met this afternoon and have both completely rejected Venezuela’s planned referendum on Guyana’s Essequibo region. President Irfaan Ali and a Government team met and held discussions on the Venezuelan issue with Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton and his team, for more than an hour at the […]

Wage Bill for Exxon’s foreign workers 18 times higher than wage bill for locals -Audit report

Although the ExxonMobil company boasts of having a majority of Guyanese workers, the Stabroek Block Cost Recovery Audit for the years 2018-2020 has found that foreign nationals hired by the company are being paid significantly more. According to the audit report, during a three-year period, foreign workers were paid a total of US$93.091 Million, making […]

Guyana Government rejects Venezuela’s referendum seeking to make Guyana’s Essequibo a Venezuelan state; International Community alerted

The Government of Guyana has rejected the issuance of questions by the National Electoral Council of Venezuela in the national referendum related to Guyana’s Essequibo region.  Venezuela has set itself a December date to host a national referendum on its claim to Guyana’s Essequibo region. The Government of Guyana this evening said the questions to […]

Former Guyanese Diplomat calls on Government to lead more proactive approach on border issues

Former Guyanese Diplomat, Ambassador Ronald Austin, has warned that Guyana must not take the build up of Venezuelan soldiers in the bordering regions lightly, noting that there appears to be mixed messages from Caracas in relation to the build up of the Venezuelan military in areas close to the border with Guyana. Appearing on the […]

Chevron eyes further oil development in Guyana with US$53 Billion buyout of Hess Corporation

With its eyes set on the Stabroek Block, oil giant Chevron Corporation announced, today, that it has entered into an agreement with Hess Corporation to acquire all of its outstanding shares in an all-stock transaction valued US$53 Billion. Hess is one of three developers in the Stabroek Block with a 30 percent interest. To date, […]