Granger to address Parliament on maritime decree

President David Granger will address the National Assembly today on the controversial May 26th maritime decree by Venezuela which has rocked relations with Guyana.

Caracas issued a new decree on July 6 which may help to ease tensions.

Following its May 26th decree which sought to appropriate most of Guyana’s Atlantic waters and to have this enforced by the Venezuelan navy, Caracas has been stung by a diplomatic offensive mounted by Georgetown which has seen strong support from the Commonwealth for