By Mr. Robert M. Persaud Foreign Secretary and Guyana’s High Representative for United Nations Security Council Affairs For the next two years Guyana will serve on the United Nations Security Council. The Security Council is the principal organ of the United Nations responsible for the governance of the world security order, including the maintenance of […]
The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) has appointed Emerging Destinations to promote Guyana in travel markets in the United States and Canada. “2024 is a year of strategic partnerships for the Guyana Tourism Authority. So, as we embark on a new chapter in promoting Guyana as a premier travel destination, the partnership with Emerging Destinations marks […]
Guyana says that by 2025 it will be self-sufficient in livestock feed production, and expects to end the dependence on imparted feed. The country produced 0,000 acres of corn and soya beans in 2023. This news came at a time when Guyana’s rice industry announced that a seven percent increase in 2023 over 2022. “We […]
Guyana began its two-year term on the United Nations Security Council last Tuesday. Permanent Representative of Guyana to the UN, Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett will the country’s commitment to international law and multilateralism. Guyana’s national flag, was installed outside the Council’s chamber alongside the flags of the four other council members serving the same 2024 and […]
By Lincoln DePradine A leading Ontario-based research and consultancy firm – Dunn, Pierre, Barnett & Company Canada Ltd. – is set to begin a major Labour Market Project in Guyana in early 2024, commissioned by the country’s ministry of education. The study aims to analyze the national workforce, identify skills gaps, and prepare for emerging […]
Joseph Stanislaus Solomon was born on August 26, 1930 in Port Mourant, Berbice, in British Guiana (now Guyana) – a small town that has coughed up more than its share of Test cricketers including Rohan Kanhai and Alvin Kallicharran. Solomon only made his first-class debut at the age of 26 and, while going on to […]
The leaders of Guyana and Venezuela promised at a meeting on Thursday last in St. Vincent that neither side would use threats or force against the other in the dispute over the oil-rich Essequibo region. A joint commission composed of the foreign ministers of both countries and other officials will address the problem, with a […]
The presidents of Guyana and Venezuela are set to hold talks in an effort to settle tension between both countries over disputed territory. The talks were brokered by St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves, who is head of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), and Brazilian President Luiz […]
The Consulate of Guyana in Toronto marked a significant moment by opening its doors for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. The occasion was graced by Honorary Consul Mani Singh, who hosted the event. This gathering brought together Guyanese nationals, well-wishers of the republic, and featured the presence of High Commissioner Mr. Keith George, […]
Judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday ordered Venezuela to refrain from taking any action that would alter the situation on the ground in the potentially oil-rich territory that is the subject of a border dispute with Guyana, which controls the area. The court did not expressly forbid Venezuela from going ahead […]
