Politics

Guyana’s Foreign Minister Hugh Todd on Thursday said there has been increased Venezuelan military presence in the Atlantic sea offshore Essequibo following the unilateral delimitation of the maritime boundary up to the eastern bank of the Essequibo River. “Following the announcement of President [Nicolás] Maduro’s Decree of 7 January 2021, there was increased activity in Guyana’s maritime space by Venezuelan ...

Venezuela is coming under mounting international pressure to release two Guyanese fishing vessels and 11 crew members that were intercepted by the Venezuelan Navy in Atlantic waters that both neighbouring South American nations claim as theirs. The United States (US), the Organisation of American States (OAS) and the 15-nation Caribbean Community called separately for the crew and vessels, Lady Nayera ...

Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the Organisation of American States (OAS), Ambassador Riyad Insanally on Wednesday openly slammed Venezuela’s opposition-aligned special representative to that Western Hemispheric body, Gustavo Tarre Briceño on Guyana’s sovereign rights to the Essequibo Region and the Atlantic marine space. “Mr. Tarre seems to be taking the side of the bellicose Maduro regime, implying the same threats to ...

Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield on Wednesday handed over the Statements of Poll and Statements of Recount to the Registrar of the High Court. Mr. Lowenfield confirmed that the documents were being handed over in accordance with a High Court order. This is in keeping with an order by the Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire that this be done for safe-keeping.  ...

The American firm, which has been hired by Guyana to reach out to United States decision-makers, has begun laying the groundwork to seek support from the House Foreign Relations Committee against Venezuela in the wake of border tensions. CORMAC Group’s lobby comes in  the face of recent threats and incursions to Guyana by Venezuela’s Navy and the interception of two ...

The opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) has taken aim at the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Chambers,  strongly suggesting that the decisions are politically motivated. Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon stayed clear of criticising the DPP Shalimar Hack directly, but he questioned the advice from her Chambers. “She is a constitutional office holder and so I would ...

Venezuela on Monday issued a stern warning to Guyanese to stay out of waters off the Essequibo Region that belongs to Guyana since 1899. “The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela reiterates that it will not allow illegal incursions of any kind into its territory and that it will exercise, as it has always done, the sacred right to defend their sovereignty,” ...

Former Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson and former General Manager of the Demerara Harbour Bridge, Rolston Adams were Monday charged jointly with allegedly defrauding the Bridge Corporation of GYD$$162,635,015. They were granted GYD$200,000 bail and ordered to return to court on February 15, 2021. Mr. Patterson was represented by Attorneys-at-Law Nigel Hughes, Ronald Burch-Smith and Khemraj Ramjattan.  Mr. Adams ...

Venezuelan authorities have asked for documents for the two Guyanese fishing vessels, captains and crew members that were intercepted last week by that Spanish-speaking nation’s navy, the owners said Sunday. The captains and crew members of the vessels named Sea Wolf and Lady Nayera are reportedly in contact with the owners in Guyana. So far, they the captains and crews ...

Venezuela’s military  three days ago intercepted two Guyanese fishing vessels in Guyana, and the Foreign Affairs Ministry has since called for the immediate release of the crew members. Details are sketchy about the ownership of the vessels- Lady Nayera and the Sea Wolf which were intercepted on Thursday, January 21, 2021 off the the coast of Waini Point in Guyana’s ...