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Guyana and Brazil recommitted themselves today to ensure the South American continent remains a zone of peace with respect for territorial sovereignty. The recommitment came during an official State visit by a delegation from Brazil to Guyana which included its Minister of Defence Raul Jungmann and Minister of Justice, Torquato Jardim. President David Granger conferred the […]
Following the Opposition Leader’s decision not to agree to the President’s nominees for the positions of Chancellor and Chief Justice, President David Granger intends to consult his legal advisors before moving forward with the process, but he does not intend to offer new nominees. The President spoke to News Source today and when asked if […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has not found favour with the President’s nominees for the two top Judicial posts in the country, essentially blocking the appointment of Justice Kenneth Benjamin as Chancellor of the Judiciary and Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards as the Chief Justice. Justice Benjamin is currently the Chief Justice of Belize while Justice Cummings-Edwards is […]
Internationally recognised Diplomat and Guyana’s main legal advisor on the Guyana/Venezuela territorial controversy, Sir Shridath Ramphal, has indicated that whatever decision is handed down by the International Court of Justice on the Guyana/Venezuela controversy will be legally binding. Speaking to journalists during a break at the Oil and Gas Summit in Georgetown on Wednesday, Sir […]
The inaugural Guyana International Petroleum Business Summit opened this morning at the Georgetown Marriott, with a call for more Guyanese businesses to prepare themselves for the benefits that the oil sector will offer. Delivering the feature address, Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, told the more than 700 delegates gathered that the time is now […]
The first Guyana International Petroleum Summit opened this morning at the Marriott Hotel with the Head of the Private Sector Commission, Eddie Boyer, offering the support of the private sector to the development of the sector. In a speech at the opening of the oil and gas summit, Mr. Boyer said businesses in Guyana welcome […]
As the first of a number of Commissions of Inquiry into the crime spree period gets underway, President David Granger is blasting Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo over his failure to conduct an inquiry or inquest into the assassination of one of his own Ministers. “It is beyond belief that a President of a country could […]
The Government of Venezuela has rejected the decision by the Secretary General of the United Nations to refer the territorial controversy case to the International Court of Justice. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Caracas said it prefers another shot at the Good Officers’ Process. “It is worth asking the reasons that the International Court […]
Former High Court Judge, Donald Trotman, was today sworn in as the lone Commissioner of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the massacre at Lindo Creek. The oath was administered to him by the Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan and witnessed by the Minister of State, Joe Harmon. Eight miners were brutally murdered and burnt beyond […]
The Director of Public Prosecutions is disputing a report in the Guyana Chronicle that it has recommended criminal charges against High School teacher, Coen Jackson, in that sexual assault probe. The Guyana Chronicle carried a front page headline today indicating that criminal charges have been recommended by the DPP. But in a press statement, the […]
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