Last Updated on Sunday, 26 November 2023, 20:54 by Denis Chabrol Guyana’s former Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Rudolph ‘Rudy’ Insanally died on Sunday after a prolonged illness, sources confirmed. He was 87 years old. He was the brother of former Guyanese broadcaster, Vic Insanally. Foreign Affairs Minister Hugh Todd said he has since spoken with Mrs Insanally and expressed his ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 26 November 2023, 21:10 by Denis Chabrol Guyana’s Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Sunday warned Venezuela’s President not to “miscalculate”, even as he reiterated that his country was not interested in the establishment of a United States (US) military base but would work with its defence partners to stave off any aggression by its western neighbour. ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 23 November 2023, 20:31 by Denis Chabrol Venezuelan troops appear to be withdrawing from near the border with Guyana, and the X (formerly Twitter) feeds of several top Venezuelan officials have toned down their references to the Essequibo County, sources said. A usually reliable government official said “they have been told to deescalate” by a number ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 23 November 2023, 20:34 by Denis Chabrol United States (US) Department of Defence officials are expected in Guyana next week for a defence cooperation visit, according to top government officials who on Thursday gave veiled suggestions that their country would receive international support if  Venezuela intensifies its aggression to press its claim to Essequibo County. “We ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 23 November 2023, 0:11 by Denis Chabrol Two Guyanese men, one of whom has a United States (US) address, were Wednesday arraigned and remanded to prison for their alleged role in the trafficking of eight handguns and one rifle. The Guyana Police Force said 33-year old Reyon Williams, a driver of 133 GUYHOC Park, Georgetown and ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 November 2023, 23:53 by Denis Chabrol As Guyanese police on Wednesday said reported two serious cases of domestic violence, the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) announced that it would next week take a major step to improve the way the health sector in the Americas address violence against females. “To enable the health sector to ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 November 2023, 23:03 by Denis Chabrol MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FLA. (WSVN) – A fuel leak Tuesday night forced a plane back to the gate at Miami International. An American Airlines flight 1513 was set to take off for Guyana, when the crew detected the problem. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue met the jet on the tarmac. American ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 November 2023, 22:26 by Denis Chabrol -European Chamber of Commerce Guyana launched President Irfaan Ali has told executives of major European Union (EU) companies who participated in that bloc’s first ever trade mission to Guyana that they need to pay keen attention to major investment opportunities here. Addressing the opening of the mission on Monday, ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 November 2023, 20:06 by Denis Chabrol Professor of International Relations, Mark Kirton on Monday recommended that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) provide military support to Guyana and at the same time take Venezuela’s intensifying aggression to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). “It can be argued that given the current unprecedented level of aggression and the ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 November 2023, 16:57 by Denis Chabrol A lawyer, who was arrested more than one year ago at the Guyana Police Force’s Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) while representing her client, has received a High Court-ordered apology and GY$700,000 in compensation. A day after Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire issued the orders in favour of Attorney-at-Law, Tamieka ...