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PPP condemns ‘senseless killing of innocent civilians’ in Palestine and Israel
See below full statement by the PPP on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict:
The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has historically stood in support of a two-state solution to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in keeping with UN…
Israel/ Palestine conflict: CARICOM calls for complete ceasefire
See below the full statement from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM):
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) abhors the attacks in Israel and the counterattacks in the Palestinian territory of Gaza. Further, the savage nature of the attacks…
Guyana sending food & medicine to Haiti as security mission to fight gangs authorised
A multinational security force to fight gangs in Haiti was approved by the United Nations (UN) Security Council on Monday and Guyana has called for increased humanitarian support to be provided to the country in crisis.
Guyana’s…
UN authorises Haiti security mission to fight gangs
(Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council on Monday authorised a foreign security mission to Haiti, a year after the Caribbean country asked for help to fight violent gangs that have largely overrun its capital Port-au-Prince.
The…
Guyana secures more support for its ambitious forest-saving plans
By Vishani Ragobeer
vishani@newsroom.gy
Prolific oil finds offshore Guyana have made the tiny country, located on the northern edge of South America, the talk of the town. With all eyes on Guyana now, the country hopes to bring global…
Adam Britton: British croc expert admits sexually abusing dogs
By Tiffanie Turnbull for BBC News, Sydney
A renowned British crocodile expert has admitted to 60 charges relating to bestiality and child abuse material.
An Australian court heard Adam Britton filmed himself torturing dozens of dogs…
Money from trees: What of Indigenous people and their rights? And do they benefit from the carbon…
By Neil Marks
neil@newsroom.gy
After years of campaigning by Guyana and other forest-rich nations, there is finally a mechanism to value the carbon dioxide stored in trees and to pay countries which have kept their forests standing.…
‘We will defend what is ours’- Pres. Ali assures Guyanese of continued peaceful relations with…
Guyana remains peaceful in its approach to resolve the longstanding border controversy with neighbouring Venezuela and continues to call on the Bolivarian Republic to participate fully in the legally-binding settlement before the…
President Ali for three-day visit to Washington, DC
See below full statement issued by the Office of the President:
His Excellency President Dr Irfaan Ali left Guyana this evening for Washington DC, the capital of the United States of America, where he is expected to meet with a number of…
Libya floods wipe out quarter of city, 10,000 missing
(Reuters) - More than 1,000 people were killed and at least 10,000 were missing in Libya in floods caused by a huge Mediterranean storm that burst dams, swept away buildings and wiped out as much as a quarter of the eastern coastal city of…