Tag: Guyana

• 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.

• 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.