Politics

The 15-nation Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has formally agreed to back Saudi Arabia’s bid to host Expo 2030 in Riyadh and the establishment of an international water organisation,  in exchange for support in a range of areas including combatting climate change and boosting trade, investment and food security, according to a joint statement. The leaders declared to support Saudi Arabia’s bid ...

Former Foreign Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee on Friday said the United States (US) should be asked to provide military assistance to deter neighbouring Venezuela from possibly invading Guyana after the December 3, 2023 referendum that calls for the annexation of the Essequibo County. “All things being equal, it is only the United States Guyana can turn to, to provide the ...

General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday rejected suggestions that his party has abandoned its working-class platform and has instead become one of small-scale businessowners, in stark contrast to his own party’s dogma that names the “petite bourgeoisie” as one of three enemies. While he said the removal of Marxism-Leninism from the party’s constitution is ...

Venezuela’s Vice President, Delcy Rodriguez lied to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) earlier this week when she claimed that Venezuelan migrants in Guyana were being mistreated, the Vice President of Guyana Bharrat Jagdeo said Thursday. “It’s a lie! We have condemned xenophobia and we’ve ensured that people continue to be treated- all Venezuelans, including the majority of our people-that ...

Venezuela on Wednesday vowed to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that its referendum on December 3, 2023 would go ahead to determine its future approach to Guyana’s Essequibo County but at the same time ruled out the annexation of that territory. “The referendum is an internal domestic matter and is not meant in any way to result. in the ...

A 13-member delegation of American politicians, business executives and civil society representatives on Tuesday expressed disappointment that President Irfaan Ali’s administration has refused to meet with them on the thorny issue of racial discrimination mainly against Afro-Guyanese, allegations that government has repeatedly dismissed. Team Leader and former Chair of the Georgia Black Caucus, Dee Dawkins-Haigler told a news conference that ...

Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat on Tuesday said his ministry’s Senior Petroleum Coordinator, Gopnauth ‘Bobby’ Gossai-who was punished for unauthorised negotiation of the reduction US$214 million from ExxonMobil’s cost bank to US$3 million- did so due to inexperience. “I will not attempt to discredit any of my staff; if it was fatal but it was not,” he told a news ...

Guyana on Tuesday submitted clear evidence to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that Venezuela is planning to seize Essequibo County by force after obtaining a “preordained” popular vote in the referendum on December 3, 2023. Attorney-at-Law Paul Reichler presented a number of Social Media text and video posts by President Nicolas Maduro, Defence Minister Vladímir Padrino López and military ...

Venezuela would not invade Guyana even if people vote ‘yes’ to the declaration of Essequibo as a State of that western Spanish-speaking neighbour, that country’s Ambassador Carlos Amador Pérez Silva said Sunday. “No, never,” he said when asked whether Venezuela would invade Guyana, even if Venezuelans vote in favour of the declaration of Essequibo as a State of Venezuela. He ...

As Canada continues to strengthen bilateral relations with Guyana, the High Commission of Canada and the National Assembly of Guyana on Friday announced that one Senator and three Members of Parliament from Canada will be visiting Guyana from November 13 – 18 as part of engagements through the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA). “This visit will give Canadian delegates the opportunity ...