EU releases $19.8B grant to Guyana

EU releases $19.8B grant to Guyana

–will contribute to inclusive and sustainable development AN enabling environment and political stability have encouraged the European Union (EU) to disburse $19.8 billion (approximately US$92 million) to Guyana, to aid in inclusive and sustainable development as the country moves forward with its agenda to create a better life for all. Guyana was initially in line…

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International Court to rule next Friday on jurisdiction to hear Guyana’s case against Venezuela

International Court to rule next Friday on jurisdiction to hear Guyana’s case against Venezuela

The International Court of Justice will on the 18th December hand down its ruling on the question of whether it has jurisdiction in the case that Guyana filed against Venezuela seeking to confirm full legal validity of the 1899 Arbitral Award which established the international boundary between Guyana and Venezuela. Arguments in the case were…

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Government concedes it breached Constitution in Oneidge Walrond’s appointment; CJ grants Order sought by APNU+AFC

Government concedes it breached Constitution in Oneidge Walrond’s appointment; CJ grants Order sought by APNU+AFC

Attorney General Anil Nandlall admitted in Court this morning that the appointment of former Magistrate Oneige Walrond as a Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament was in breach of Guyana’s Constitution and the government has since taken steps to correct that breach. The APNU+AFC through Opposition Chief Whip Christopher Jones, filed the Court action over…

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A new ‘Father Christmas’ is in town

A new ‘Father Christmas’ is in town

WELL, well, well, the familiar questioner always asks, “Is this the beginning of the end, or the end of the beginning?” Patient Guyanese are being provocatively privy to a mysterious oil saga, passionately dramatised in a long-drawn-out literature, painfully written by the astute pens of exponents with expert knowledge, sought out by sharp eyes with…

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