Tag: Guyana

• Monday, May 18th 2015 - 04:55 UTC

  Granger swears as Guyana's new president with a one seat majority in legislature

  

  Former army brigadier David Granger was sworn in as Guyana's new president on Saturday after his multiracial opposition coalition narrowly won a national election, heralding a new chapter in the ethnically-divided.

• Friday, May 15th 2015 - 04:41 UTC

  Exxon discovers oil off Guyana coast, in territory claimed by Venezuela

  

  Exxon Mobil Corp has discovered oil off the coast of Guyana, the company and the South American nation's government said on Thursday, potentially inflaming a long-running territorial dispute with neighboring Venezuela.

• Tuesday, May 12th 2015 - 08:51 UTC

  Guyana voting in early election to end Executive/Legislative standoff

  

  Guyana voted Monday in early elections pitting embattled President Donald Ramotar against an upstart opposition alliance seeking to unite voters across racial lines with its calls to end corruption.

• Monday, March 2nd 2015 - 06:39 UTC

  ExxonMobil ready to begin exploratory drilling offshore Guyana

  

  Exxon Mobil says plans are in place to start exploratory drilling in Guyana this month. In a release it was disclosed that the Guyana Minister of Natural Resources Robert Persaud, met with Chuck Calavan, ExxonMobil Vice President of US and Latin America and Jeff Simon, Country Manager, ESSO.

• Monday, February 9th 2015 - 10:12 UTC

  Guyana, US, Peru and Uruguay consent to OAS visits on anti-corruption

  

  The governments of Guyana, the United States, Peru and Uruguay confirmed this week to the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) their consent to receive on site visits as part of the Fifth Round of the Mechanism for Follow-up on the Implementation of the Inter-American Convention against Corruption (MESICIC) of the OAS.

• Saturday, January 24th 2015 - 05:44 UTC

  UK, US and Canada welcome elections announcement by Guyanese president

  

  The United States of America, Canada, and the United Kingdom have welcomed Guyana's President Ramotar’s announcement that national and regional elections will be held in Guyana on May 11, 2015. Elections are a critical first-step towards the return of a fully functioning Parliament.

• Friday, January 23rd 2015 - 06:30 UTC

  Guyana president announces May 11 as date for general elections

  

  Guyana President Donald Ramotar announced this week that May 11 is the date for general and regional elections in the country, less than five years after his ruling People's Progressive Party (PPP) won the polls in November 2011.

• Thursday, January 15th 2015 - 08:45 UTC

  Guyana dismisses warning of Commonwealth action for suspending Parliament

  

  Guyana's ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP) dismissed a warning from Britain that Guyana risks being referred to the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group after the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country suspended Parliament in November last year.

• Friday, January 9th 2015 - 07:44 UTC

  UK calls for resumption of Unasur-member Guyana parliament and local elections

  

  The United Kingdom again called on the Guyana government for the earliest possible resumption of Parliament as required by the country's constitution and Commonwealth charter, and urged the government to name a date for long-delayed general elections. Guyana is a member of Unasur, Celac and associate member of Mercosur.

• Wednesday, November 19th 2014 - 07:32 UTC

  Guyana's British High Commissioner calls for resumption of Parliament

  

  One week after President Donald Ramotar suspended Parliament to avoid a no-confidence motion, Britain’s High Commission to Guyana, Andrew Ayre, has called for the swift resumption of the legislature.