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Monthly Archives: September 2023

Region Four Chairman should resign- PNCR Leader

Last Updated on Thursday, 21 September 2023, 13:02 by Denis Chabrol Leader of the People’s Nati0nal Congress Reform (PNCR) Aubrey Norton on Thursday said Chairman of the Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) Council, Daniel Seeram should resign because he has been allegedly involved in domestic violence. “We think he should step down but I’m saying to you, at this stage, we have ...

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OPINION: Inclusion in Guyana who has it right, who is deceiving

Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 September 2023, 16:44 by Denis Chabrol by GHK Lall So, who is having a memory lapse, who is having a ‘senior moment’, and who is plain outright fabricating what went on in the meeting between officials of the PPP Government and US Congressman’s Hakeem Jeffries’ delegation?  The PPP Government side said that inclusion never came ...

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“Unacceptable” to breach Guyana’s sovereignty- US

Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 September 2023, 16:31 by Denis Chabrol The United States (US) on Wednesday afternoon deemed as “unacceptable” Venezuela’s clear threat to oil companies that have bid for eight oil blocks offshore Guyana. “The U.S. supports Guyana’s sovereign right to develop its own natural resources. Efforts to infringe upon Guyana’s sovereignty are unacceptable. We call on Venezuela ...

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Guyana will defend its sovereignty, Pres Ali tells UN General Assembly

Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 September 2023, 13:00 by Denis Chabrol President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday vowed to defend its territorial sovereignty in the face of  fresh threats by Venezuela after several companies bid to explore for oil in a number of offshore blocks. “Guyana will spared no effort in defending its sovereignty and territorial integrity,” he said in his ...

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Pres Ali set to raise Venezuela’s threats at UN today

Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 September 2023, 9:12 by Denis Chabrol President Irfaan Ali is Wednesday expected to voice concern at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) about Venezuela’s threat to block investors from taking up oil blocks offshore Guyana. “The President will also highlight the recent statements and even threats made by Venezuela and bringing the UN General Assembly ...

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OPINION: The so-called race dilemma in Guyana

Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 September 2023, 4:24 by Denis Chabrol By Dr. Randolph Persaud, Professor Emeritus I read with interest a piece by Collin Haynes in the media talking about a “race dilemma” in Guyana (KN 19/9/2023). The main contention is that “[i]n order for the country to move past racial bias that’s (sic) been ingrained in the moral ...

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OAS Chief slams Venezuela over attempts to block investors in Guyana’s oil blocks

Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 September 2023, 4:19 by Denis Chabrol Secretary General of the Organisation of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro on Tuesday denounced Venezuela’s insistence that much of Guyana’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is hers and so investors should not be allowed to explore or produce oil there unless there is a bilateral agreement between the two neighbouring ...

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Guyana’s water and sanitation utilities can benefit from UK-funded low cost natural disaster insurance

Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 September 2023, 22:13 by Denis Chabrol Guyana’s potable water and sanitation utilities are among those in the Caribbean that can now take advantage of a low-cost United Kingdom-funded US$25 million insurance scheme to fund repairs caused by disasters such as hurricanes and floods, , the UK High Commission here said in a statement. All Caribbean ...

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Jamaica’s House Speaker should be charged for failing to declare vehicle

Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 September 2023, 21:57 by Denis Chabrol Jamaica’s Integrity Commission’s Director of Corruption Prosecution, Keisha Prince-Kameka, has ruled that House Speaker Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert should be charged for making a false statement in a Statutory Declaration in relation to a Mercedes Benz motor vehicle, Jamaica Observer newspaper reported. The charges concern her declarations from 2015 to 2020. ...

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