Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 November 2023, 18:50 by Denis Chabrol A taxi driver of Naamryck, Parika, East Bank Essequibo has been severely beaten and his neck cut by five Venezuelan men who had seemingly hired him to take them to Ruby Backdam. Investigators said the badly injured and blood-soaked 46-year old Shon Smith was rescued by two men and ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 November 2023, 11:33 by Denis Chabrol More Guyanese police have been deployed to its western border with neighbouring Venezuela to support Guyana Defence Force (GDF) soldiers there, amid weeks of increased tension over the territorial controversy sparked by fears of the seizure of Essequibo County. “As we speak, the police and members of the Joint ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 November 2023, 10:23 by Denis Chabrol A powerful software developed by the Commonwealth Secretariat is being rolled out in Guyana to transform how the country manages its public debt portfolio of US $3.9 billion, the Commonwealth said Wednesday. At the request of the Government of Guyana, a team from the Commonwealth Secretariat was in Georgetown, ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 November 2023, 9:37 by Denis Chabrol By GHK Lall I agree with the Hon Minister of Natural Resources, Dr. Vickram Bharrat: do not discredit Bobby Gossai; please leave Bobby alone.  Nothing fatal inflicted on Guyana’s standing.  I am surprised that integrity, transparency, accountability, and democracy now all languish in this local winter.  I remind all ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 November 2023, 6:19 by Denis Chabrol Venezuela on Wednesday vowed to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that its referendum on December 3, 2023 would go ahead to determine its future approach to Guyana’s Essequibo County but at the same time ruled out the annexation of that territory. “The referendum is an internal domestic matter ...