Guyana News

President Irfaan Ali yesterday welcomed the World Court ruling ordering Venezuela not to take any action that interferes with Guyana’s control over the Essequibo and he urged Caracas to join this country in respecting international law.

Bevon Stephon Griffith of Lot 12 Dennis Street, Sophia, Georgetown, appeared before Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Diamond Magistrate’s Court yesterday where he was charged with murder.

The Kilcoy, Corentyne man whose partly decomposed body was on Thursday morning found in his suspected attackers’ yard at Kilcoy, Corentyne, died from blunt force trauma to the head an autopsy revealed yesterday.

Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland KC yesterday pledged support for Guyana ahead of tomorrow’s referendum in Venezuela which she fears will challenge the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

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(Jamaica Gleaner) The Government of Jamaica has welcomed yesterday’s unanimous ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) barring Venezuela from altering Guyana’s control over the disputed Essequibo region.

The Central Immigration and Passport Office yesterday underscored its commitment to providing accessible passport services by reminding residents in Regions 2 (Pomeroon-Supenaam), 6 (East Berbice-Corentyne), 9 (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), and 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) that they can apply for and collect their passports at the designated offices within their regions.

Venezuela must uphold the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Order of December 01, and comply with International Law in all respects, and the Charter of the United Nations, is what the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has stated it expects while emphasising that the Bolivarian Republic must take no action in violation of said laws.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro yesterday reiterated that his country does not recognize the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the border controversy with Guyana.

The skeletal remains of a Berbice woman are believed to have been found some six months after she last made contact with her family.

The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) yesterday expressed sorrow at the passing of its former Director, Dr.

Twenty-one-year-old Leon Garraway of Lot 69 Norton Street, Lodge, Georgetown, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday before Magistrate Leron Daly charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition without a licence.

Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh yesterday welcomed the new Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB’s) General Manager for the Caribbean Country Department (CCB), Anton Edmunds and praised the Bank for its continued support to Guyana.

A Region Two family is in a state of shock after they discovered a female family member lying motionless in her house.

The Bahamas Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement yesterday where it noted the ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) concerning the border controversy between Guyana and Venezuela over the Essequibo region.

President Irfaan Ali today welcomed the ruling of the International Court of Justice on Guyana’s request for provisional measures in relation to Venezuela’s referendum planned for Sunday on Essequibo.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) today ruled that Venezuela must not take any decision that modifies Guyana’s control over the Essequibo region.

The Board of Executive Directors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a new Country Strategy with Guyana for 2023 through 2026 and there is an indicative lending pipeline of US$550m.

The partly decomposed body of a Corentyne man who had been missing since Saturday was yesterday morning found in his suspected attackers’ yard at Kilcoy, Corentyne. 

Linden Mayor Sharma Solomon on Wednesday announced  that the Local Government Commission (LGC) has backpedalled on its unilateral appointment of a controversial Town Clerk and has now advised that the position be advertised.