Guyana’s agent to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the border case with Venezuela, Carl Greenidge and former Chief-of-Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Retired Rear Admiral Gary Best on Monday cited the need for the country to do more to strengthen their local and foreign military alliances. Their positions came several hours after Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton told ...

Guyana’s National assembly on Monday formally rejected Venezuela’s plans to seize the mineral and forest-rich county of Essequibo through a referendum that has been planned for December 3, 2023, and a government minister called on Venezuelans to ignore the vote. Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira said that based on an opinion poll, 31 percent of Venezuelans do ...

GTT Business Solutions on Monday announced that it has clinched an agreement with a high quality 149-room hotel to provide an integrated high-speed security and telecommunications system. The company said its agreement with Aiden Hotel by Best Western is poised to transform the hospitality experience in Guyana. The US$15 million boutique Aiden Hotel, located at Robb and Oronoque Streets, is ...

By GHK Ĺall Mr. Chris Ram wrote a letter in Stabroek News that was captioned, “Erosion of accountability, rule of law and democracy” (SN November 01, 2023).  The dilemma is whether to congratulate or criticize Mr. Ram, who has now apparently added subtle diplomacy to his rich accountancy and attorney portfolios.  The best I come up with is that he ...

The National Assembly on Sunday released a parliamentary  motion against Venezuela’s continued aggression against Guyana. The motion is to be considered by the 65-seat National Assembly at 10 AM on Monday, November 6, 2023. The motion follows meetings between President Irfaan Ali and Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton as well as by the bipartisan parliamentary committee on Foreign Relations. Guyana has ...

by GHK Lall The issue at hand is a big one and a bad one.  The issue is Venezuela, and of which I should not have to say more.  Mention Venezuela as matters stand today, and Guyanese should be of one head, one mind, one stand, and one voice.  I hear Mr. Aubrey Norton, Opposition Leader.  I also hear Dr. ...

by Dr Gary Best, a Retired Rear Admiral and former Chief-of-Staff of the Guyana Defence Force A moratorium on issuing Guyanese citizenship to Venezuelan nationals and any type of participation, by them, in the next Guyana national and regional elections should be immediately put in place by the government. The nation expects no less, given this threat by human invasion ...

By Dr. Randy Persaud (Professor Emeritus) Yván Gil, the Foreign Minister of Venezuela was on Al Jazeera on Saturday morning (November 4, 2023) during which time he made some fantastic claims, none of them with any credibility. Gil obviously took a page out of President Nicholás Maduro’s book of contortions. Both Maduro and Foreign Minister Gil must know that their ...

A 23-year old man from Buxton, East Coast Demerara was shot dead Saturday morning in the neighboring village of Annandale after he allegedly opened fire on a police patrol, police said. The Guyana Police Force said Joseph Fiffee was “allegedly involved in a spate of robberies between Annandale and Non Pareil village. Police said members of anti-crime patrol shot him ...

by GHK Lall I begin with the good on local developments re Venezuela, as difficult and scarce as such have been.  The government and opposition met.  Good.  Where are the follow-ups: arms-linked, footstep synchronized, full-throated (one voice) movements?  There was a sectoral committee development.  Good.  How about going further immediately?  Parliament, and let the walls reverberate with passion and conviction ...