Tag: Guyana

Thursday, June 25th 2015 - 07:22 UTC
Guyana gives assurances to Exxon to keep exploring for oil, despite Venezuela's threats

Venezuela’s recent claim on Guyana’s maritime territory is a “legal absurdity” and US oil firm ExxonMobil will continue to work as scheduled, President David Granger has said. Labeling Caracas’ claim as the worst intrusion the country has ever had on its sovereignty, the President said his government has made its position on the claim by Venezuela clear to the oil company.
Monday, June 15th 2015 - 04:53 UTC
UK High Commissioner dismisses Venezuela's (oily) claim on Guyana's maritime front

British High Commissioner to Guyana, James Gregory Quinn has dismissed Venezuela’s most recent claim on Guyana’s oil rich Essequibo Coast, stating that it lacks solid grounds. Venezuela’s President Nicholas Maduro on May 27 signed a decree that now claims an entire portion of Guyana’s territory into the Atlantic Ocean and includes the Stabroek Block where a significant portion of oil was recently discovered by US oil giant, ExxonMobil.
Friday, June 12th 2015 - 06:14 UTC
Guyana turning to United Nations to address Venezuela's territorial ambition

Guyana is turning to the United Nations to reach a legal settlement in its border dispute with Venezuela, describing Caracas’ claim of a portion of maritime space where oil was recently discovered as “a baseless and shameless attempt” at usurping Guyana’s territory.
Wednesday, June 10th 2015 - 21:16 UTC
Mercosur and Unasur member Venezuela bullying neighboring Guyana

Mercosur and Unasur member Venezuela is again bullying neighboring Guyana by issuing a presidential decree claiming more than two-thirds of the former British colony territory including the maritime area where ExxonMobil recently found a significant oil deposit.
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.