Politics

The Guyana government on Tuesday welcomed the United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC) statement on Venezuela’s recently approved law that sets the groundwork for the seizure of the county of Essequibo. A questionable referendum last December has already incorporated the Essequibo County into Venezuela’s map which means that it is no longer labelled the Zone of Reclamation. According to the law, ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Apr 15, CMC – Former Montserrat premier Reuben Meade Monday said he found it “rather interesting” that subordinate body within the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) had been able to send the president of the financial institution on administrative leave. “It is like the tail wagging the dog. As a matter of fact it is like fleas controlling ...

The 15-member United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is concerned about the possible escalation of tensions between Venezuela and Guyana. The Council met on April 11 at the request of Guyana’s President, Irfaan Ali amid heightened moves by Venezuela. They included the approval of a law that effectively sets the basis for Venezuela to seize Guyana’s Essequibo Region. Following is the ...

The opposition People’s National Congress Reform’s (PNCR) General Secretary, Dawn Hastings-Williams has told fellow executive members that the computer processing unit (CPU), which contains the membership register, was removed from the membership department without permission. “No permission was requested of the General Secretary nor the Administrator of the Secretariat to remove the said equipment,” she told executive members. According to ...

People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Chairman, Shurwayne Holder dismissed claims that a computer processing unit (CPU), with the the list of registered members, disappeared from an office at Congress Place, that party’s headquarters. “The CPU from the membership department of Congress Place went missing from the room and was not recovered and returned up to the time people left the ...

Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Aubrey Norton said he had extended his hands to several persons who had opposed him for the top party position at internal elections, but they walked away from the opportunity to unify that 66-year old political organisation. “I won by a landslide and I brought in all of them who ran against ...

A French company has sealed a deal with the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) to build a US$42-million military offshore patrol vessel (OPV), a move that has triggered a sharp rebuke by Venezuela. “The price of the vessel includes the cost of the vessel and its equipment and the integrated logistics support services inclusive of training for a five-year period,” the ...

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Tuesday unanimously supported respect for sovereignty, territorial integrity and international law, at a closed door meeting that Guyana requested to address Venezuela’s moves to possibly seize the Essequibo Region. “I think Venezuela found it hard to find a friend,” a source told Demerara Waves Online News on condition of anonymity. “I think the ...

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is Tuesday set to discuss Venezuela’s latest effort to lay claim to the Essequibo Region, a move that the 15-nation Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is worried that could lead to physical action against Guyana. CARICOM said that in its adoption of “the Organic Law for the Defence of Guyana Essequiba”, the Venezuelan government has acted ...

The Venezuelan government on Monday defended its decision to submit its main arguments to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the border dispute with Guyana, saying it does not change its position of non-recognition of that United Nations (UN) judicial body. “The delivery of this document does not imply the consent of Venezuela or the recognition of the jurisdiction ...