Criminal networks are increasingly operating across borders, using the same transportation routes, financial systems and digital platforms to facilitate illegal activity.

As Guyana hosts the 27th INTERPOL Americas Regional Conference, stronger intelligence gathering and information sharing are emerging as key tools in confronting those networks.

In her address at the opening of the conference, Minister of Home Affairs Oneidge Walrond stressed that effecti

Guyana is looking beyond the immediate value of its oil and gas resources with President Irfaan Ali pointing to Qatar as an example of what can be achieved when energy wealth is used to build a wider economy.

"Qatar is a country that has demonstrated not only leadership but has demonstrated the will and ability to use energy resources in a manner that leads to sustainable, resilient and long-term benefit for the country and its people," he explained.

Ali says Qatar’s experience

President Dr. Irfaan Ali has urged Venezuela to respect the forthcoming ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the border controversy, one day after Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez renewed Caracas’ claim to Guyana’s Essequibo region at the United Nations.



Addressing the UN General Assembly on today, Dr. Ali reaffirmed Guyana’s commitment to resolving the controversy through international law, noting that hearings before the ICJ concluded in May.



“We urge Venezuela to abide by the f

President Dr. Irfaan Ali has used Guyana’s address to the United Nations General Assembly to make a direct appeal for international support for Guyana’s candidate for the post of UN Secretary-General, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett.

Speaking before world leaders in New York today, Dr. Ali linked the upcoming selection of the next Secretary-General to what he described as an urgent need to restore confidence in the United Nations and strengthen multilateralism.

He said the organisation requires leadership c

Forensic Accountant Terrence Jaskaran told the court today that he repeatedly checked his work and maintained sole password access to the laptop used to analyse certified Statements of Poll and Form 24 declarations from the 2020 elections.

Jaskaran made the disclosure as his testimony entered a fourth day at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, where Defence Attorney Dr. Dexter Todd intensified his cross-examination over the methodology and handling of the analysis.

Jaskaran said that during the exercis

Forensic accountant Terrence Jaskaran maintained on Wednesday the integrity of his 2021 analysis while under cross-examination in the ongoing 2020 Election Fraud Trial taking place before Principal Magistrate Faith McGusty.

Jaskaran’s 2021 report identified substantial differences between certified Statements of Poll for Region Four and figures declared by GECOM on March 5 and March 13, 2020.

Speaking to reporters, Prosecutor Latchmie Rahamat said Jaskaran’s Facebook posts, which featured prominently