Guyana News

The Guyana Defence Force confirmed reports on Friday morning of a collision between a Coast Guard vessel and a civilian boat in the Moruca River, Region One (Barima Waini), which claimed two lives.

The Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, has echoed the concern of His Excellency Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, the President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, after President Nicolás Maduro of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela promulgated the Organic Law for the Defence of Essequiba on 3 April 2024.

At least two people were killed after a Coast Guard vessel collided with a civilian boat in the Moruca River, Region One (Barima Waini) on Friday.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s move to sign into law the results of a recent referendum laying claim to two-thirds of Guyana triggered fierce condemnation Thursday from the neighboring South American country’s government.

Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATFS), Guyana Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU), and the United States Coast Guard (USCG) to seize a Self-Propelled Semi-Submersible (SPSS) approximately 150 miles off the coast of Guyana carrying 2,370 kilograms of cocaine.

In recognition of his exemplary leadership in development and the advancement of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), President Dr Irfaan Ali was named the Caribbean Global Leader for 2024.

In a bold statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana has vehemently denounced the recent actions of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, following the latter’s enactment of the “Organic Law for the Defense of Guayana Esequiba”.

Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, insisting that he is not criticising the judicial system in Guyana, has openly complained of the slow pace of the trial of several former government ministers and officials of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) following the controversial 2020 regional and general election.

The Guyana government and opposition have differed on the reasons behind the problems confronting the Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) that last Friday blamed “technical issues” with three of its larger engines for the recent service interruptions.

After more than three years of joint scientific research and experimentation, the Government of Guyana and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) have developed the region’s first biofortified rice variety.