Guyana News

LONDON,  (Reuters) – A junior British foreign minister today said Guyana’s territorial integrity should be respected as he visited the Commonwealth country after neighbouring Venezuela renewed its claim to the oil-rich Essequibo region.

By Mia Anthony The prospective purchaser of the Marriott Hotel Guyana has expressed frustration at the months that have passed without the conclusion of the transaction.

Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall SC said that negative reports here have given fuel to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in his effort to put pressure on US oil company ExxonMobil.

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron yesterday said that Venezuelan assurances given at a meeting with Guyana and observers on Thursday in St Vincent and the Grenadines must be followed by “concrete actions” In a statement on X (formerly Twitter), the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs said “The statement by Venezuela in St Vincent that it will refrain from the use of force and any further escalation is welcome.

By Antonio Dey Public Works Minister Juan Edghill yesterday said Krishnanand Ramlachana has been appointed investigator into the helicopter crash which claimed the lives of five military personnel and injured two others on December 6, 2023.

Several schools built with funds from Region Four have shown severe defects according to the Auditor General’s report for 2022 which was laid in the National Assembly on  Monday.

The University of Guyana is collaborating with one of its key development partners to construct a state-of-the-art Science and Technology building at its Turkeyen campus and is proposing to name a wing after fallen GDF officer, Brigadier Gary Beaton, who was a Graduate Engineer of UG’s Faculty of Engineering and Technology.

`WPA strongly feels that CARICOM’s leadership has sacrificed Guyana’s territorial interests for its own narrow political and economic interests’ The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) has expressed its discomfiture with the recent St Vincent Summit between Presidents Irfaan Ali and Nicolas Maduro and is of the opinion that Venezuela gained an advantage at Guyana’s expense.

Farmers yesterday raised concerns about salt water intrusion into the Mahaicony River.

The European Union (EU) on Friday welcomed the meeting on Thursday between President Irfaan Ali and President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. 

The Georgetown Public Hospital  Corporation (GPHC) on Friday announced that the Guyana Medical Relief (GMR), a US-based non-profit organization has donated 800 boxes of Tiotropium Bromide HandiHaler to it.

The Ministry of Labour’s Co-operatives and Friendly Societies Department on Thursday  oversaw the Special Annual General Meeting of the Amerindian People’s Association (APA) and Lemmel Thomas was re-elected.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) says it has marked a historic milestone in the enhancement of healthcare infrastructure in the country with the successful training of the first cohort of biomedical technicians.

‘Twas the week before Christmas, and Regent Street in Georgetown was buzzing with festive excitement yesterday.

The Diamond water well on the East Bank of Demerara, currently in its final stage of completion, has attracted  satisfaction from Guyana Water Inc (GWI) Chief Executive Shaik Baksh.

Global Affairs Canada today issued the following statement: “Canada has been closely monitoring recent developments following the consultative referendum on the Essequibo region that took place in Venezuela on December 3, 2023, and has been deeply concerned by growing tensions in the territorial dispute between Venezuela and Guyana.

The persons who will form the joint commission to be established under the Declaration of Argyle for Dialogue and Peace between Guyana and Venezuela are in the process of being selected, as Takuba Lodge hailed Thursday’s meeting in St Vincent and the Grenadines as “mutually beneficial.”

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) yesterday upheld the validity of the will of Yusuf Mongroo, the owner of Horseshoe Racing Service and overturned a unanimous decision by the Guyana Court of Appeal.

Sadesh Appadu who had been on the run from the police following the murder of his wife was pronounced dead at the Port Mourant Hospital yesterday.

A Corentyne businessman died yesterday morning along the Jackson Creek Public Road, Upper Corentyne after he lost control of the vehicle he was test driving and ended up in a nearby trench.