Opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) parliamentarian, David Patterson is demanding that the State pays him GY$25 million as compensation for breach of his constitutional rights because he was blocked by the immigration department from leaving Guyana to travel to the United States (US). Attorney-at-Law, Nigel Hughes told Attorney General Anil Nandlall on October 10, 2023 that ...

The wholly-owned Guyanese company, SISPRO Inc, is among several major international oil companies that have won bids to explore for oil offshore Guyana, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo announced on Wednesday. “This is a very risky sector and I’m extremely pleased that the locals have been able to organise themselves to work with some foreign companies and put in the bids,” ...

ExxonMobil, the operator in the Stabroek Block, has reportedly found more oil at the Lancetfish-2 appraisal well, the Ministry of Natural Resources said Thursday. Government described the find as a “significant discovery”.  “The Lancetfish-2 discovery in the Liza Petroleum Production License area has unveiled an estimated 20 meters of hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir, along with approximately 81 meters of additional hydrocarbon-bearing sandstone.” ...

The National Assembly’s bipartisan committee on foreign relations on Wednesday agreed to the framework for a motion on the Guyana-Venezuela border controversy to be tabled at a House sitting and to accelerate a public awareness campaign on the issue, representatives from both sides said. Foreign Affairs Minister Hugh Todd said the priority right now was for the 65-seat National Assembly ...

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) notes the decision of the Venezuelan National Assembly to conduct a popular referendum on defending Venezuela’s claim of the Essequibo. CARICOM further notes that two of the questions approved to be posed in the Referendum, if answered in the affirmative, would authorise the government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to embark on the annexation of ...

by Nigel Westmaas In his latest missive on the Demerara Waves website (October 22), ‘Patriotism should go beyond Venezuelan issues,’ Adviser to the Office of the President Dr. Randolph Persaud left me utterly taken aback in his concluding paragraph where there is a sudden and unexplained caution to Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton that he should “distance himself from those like ...

By Dr Randy Persaud, Professor Emeritus Kaieteur News’ editorial of October 23 (Guyanese on Gaza developments) must give pause to all who are committed to the basic ethics of responsible journalism. Since editorials communicate the basic stance of a newspaper, publisher Glen Lall must draw a red line to prevent KN from becoming an inadvertent flirt with violence. The time ...

An early Wednesday morning fire at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara has destroyed a house and left three persons homeless, Fire Chief Gregory Wickham said. The names of the occupants were not immediately known. Mr Wickham said the fire occurred at 5th Street where one building was destroyed and another was damaged slightly. He said no casualties were reported. Another ...

Two persons lost their lives Monday evening when the truck they were travelling in on the Lethem trail slipped off a rotten bridge and fell into a creek, police said Tuesday night. Those who perished were the truck driver, 29-year old Orlando King of North Rupununi and occupant, Orin Fraser, of Tucville, Georgetown. The Guyana Police Force said the truck, ...

President Irfaan Ali and Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton jointly denounced Venezuela’s planned December 3 referendum to make Guyana’s Essequibo County a State. The country’s two top political leaders also dismissed Venezuela’s attempt to give legitimacy to the intended annexation of Guyana’s territory through the 1966 Geneva Agreement, a framework that was inked to find a lasting solution to the controversy. ...