Defence
Ali urges GDF to guard against regional “chess play”, be aware of “most strategic” partners
President Irfaan Ali on Thursday advised Guyana Defence Force (GDF) officers to pay close attention to "chess play" in the...
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Guyana calls for modernised apparatus to confront security threats
Mr Robert Persaud and United States Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole Theriot. Guyana is pushing for a boost in its security...
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Trump administration supports Guyana against Maduro’s “bellicose actions”
The United States' (US) Secretary of State, Marco Rubio on Monday again pledged his country's support to Guyana in the...
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Focus more on rehabilitation instead of prisons; call parliamentary security committee meeting – Ramjattan
APNU+AFC parliamentarian, Khemraj Ramjattan. Shadow Home Affairs Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan on Monday recommended that government focusses more on rehabilitation of...
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Guyana protests Venezuela’s plan to elect governor of Essequibo
President Irfaan Ali and Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro meeting in St Vincent on December 14, 2023 in St Vincent. Guyana...
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France offers Guyana advanced security assistance
Finance Minister Ashni Singh and Head of the French Diplomatic Bureau in Guyana, Jean-Jacques Forté at a reception aboard the...
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Venezuela targets Guyana in “orchestrated” cyber operations – defence official
Venezuela was engaged in a variety of orchestrated cyber operations targeting Guyana, according to Assistant Director of the Guyana Defence...
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Crashed GDF helicopter’s voice recorder damaged; report being finalised – aviation minister
The ill-fated GDF's Bell 412Epi helicopter that was registered as GDF 8R-AYA. The cockpit voice recorder of the Guyana Defence...
Read moreDetailsGDF’s National Defence Institute to tackle regional threats
The National Defence Institute (NDI) of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), which was launched on Wednesday, has been tasked with...
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US SOUTHCOM, GDF conduct joint training, exercise
As part of the United States and Guyana’s strong ongoing military-to-military partnership, the U.S. Southern Command conducted a Joint Combined...
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