New United States (US) Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole Theriot on Friday evening laid out her agenda during her tour of duty and promised to engage with a broad spectrum of people. “I am here to reaffirm the US government’s commitment to our shared democratic values including transparency, fairness, inclusion, equity,” she said. Ms. Theriot’s plan appears to be in line ...

At least 20 European companies have signaled their intention to participate in the European Union’s (EU) first ever trade mission under the “Global Gateway” partnership initiative with 150 countries, EU’s Ambassador to Guyana, “We would have the very first trade mission coming to Guyana and that trade mission is here under the heading of the Global Gateway,” Rene Van Nes ...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday said it would  hold public hearings on November 14 on Guyana’s efforts to block Venezuela’s referendum on December 3 that seeks a popular vote on annexing the county of Essequibo. Guyana’s lawyers will make their arguments in the morning and Venezuela’s will do so in the afternoon. Already, Venezuela has scoffed at ...

The University of Guyana (UG) on Friday said it was “appalled” at alleged utterances by a part-time lecturer and has asked its Law Department to conduct a probe. “The evidence and the circumstances surrounding the conversation are now being investigated by the Department of Law, Faculty of Social Sciences. This type of behaviour is unacceptable and is against the University’s ...

The University on Thursday said it is quickly producing “Prepare Rather Than Fear- Venezuela’s Illegal Claim and Its Possible Effects” its’ very successful first “Turkeyen and Tain Talks” series since COVID . The event will be held next Monday, November 6 at 4.45 pm at the Savannah Suite of the Hotel Pegasus in Kingston, Georgetown Guyana. The University says the ...

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday announced that 25 companies have submitted bids to market Guyana’s crude, and that government has selected three of them to open negotiations. “We’re very, very pleased now moving from paying marketing commission to zero in the last set of people. Now, this set is paying us a price above the international market,” he told ...

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) hopes to reduce frequent blackouts by December 15, 2023 by buying  28 megawatts of generating capacity and repairing a 7.8 megawatt generator at its Kingston power plant, Public Works Minister Deodat Indar said Thursday. “Between now and then, the load-shedding would have to be managed,” he told a news conference. He said the current ...

General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday indicated that Guyanese, who have returned from Venezuela, and their offspring who have all come here to flee the crisis in that country should be allowed to vote in Guyana’s general elections. “The reality is they are here now and so, based on our constitution and the laws of ...

Guyana’s government and opposition on Wednesday agreed to reschedule the sitting of the National Assembly to unanimously approve a resolution against Venezuela’s escalating plans to use next month’s referendum to disregard the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and possibly annex the Essequibo county. Officials said Chief Whip for the Government and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira met ...

Amid concerns by Guyana that Venezuela’s military is increasing activity on their side of the border, Brazil and the United States (US) on Wednesday reiterated at the Organisation of American States (OAS) that there must be a peaceful settlement of the territorial controversy over the Essequibo county. US Ambassador to the OAS, Francisco Mora told the OAS’ Permanent Council that ...