Politics

Guyana’s National assembly on Monday formally rejected Venezuela’s plans to seize the mineral and forest-rich county of Essequibo through a referendum that has been planned for December 3, 2023, and a government minister called on Venezuelans to ignore the vote. Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira said that based on an opinion poll, 31 percent of Venezuelans do ...

The National Assembly on Sunday released a parliamentary  motion against Venezuela’s continued aggression against Guyana. The motion is to be considered by the 65-seat National Assembly at 10 AM on Monday, November 6, 2023. The motion follows meetings between President Irfaan Ali and Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton as well as by the bipartisan parliamentary committee on Foreign Relations. Guyana has ...

Worried that Venezuelans could determine the outcome of Guyana’s elections or secession of Essequibo County, the Alliance For Change (AFC) said all Venezuelans who have been granted Guyanese citizenship must be barred from voting in this country’s elections and that the opposition be integrally involved in verifying who are the recipients. “All Venezuelans granted citizenship in view of the severely ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

The Commonwealth Secretary-General the Rt. Hon. Patricia Scotland, KC has expressed deep concern at the 21 September decision of the Venezuelan National Assembly to undertake a referendum on the status of the Essequibo region, part of the sovereign territory of the Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana set for 3 December. Speaking on the escalation the Secretary-General said: “The ...