Venezuela Stages Military Exercise to Counter U.S. 'Threat'
According to several in the Venezuela media, the National Bolivarian Armed Forces (FANB) of Venezuela has denounced “dangerous US military exercises, called Tradewinds, with the participation of Caribbean countries.” and “that means an imminent danger for us, so we have to use the National Bolivarian Armed Forces (FANB) as part of our constitutional mission to guarantee independence and sovereignty."
Audrey P. Thorne: October 20, 1918 - June 2, 2015, Born in Mahaica, Guyana
Audrey Pauline Thorne transitioned into eternal rest on Tuesday, June 2, 2015. Audrey was born on October 20, 1918 to proud parents Iris Lord O'Dell and Arthur Paul O'Dell in Mahaica, Guyana, South America.
Sadly, six weeks after her birth, Audrey's father, Paul, succumbed to the Spanish Flu along with many members of the O'Dell family. Upon her husband's death, Audrey's mother, Iris O'Dell, returned to the Lord family home where her doting grandfather, Edward Stanley Lord, Esq. became the influential male figure in Audrey's life.
Mart'n James - Entertainer, Keys/vocals/songwriter & CEO "Can-G Productions"
Mart'n James (Martin James) - born 1955 at Whim, East Berbice-Corentyne in then British Guiana (now Guyana), the only English speaking country in South America and home to Kaieteur Falls, the longest straight drop in the world at 741ft.
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro at the helm of greatness or a victim of Déjà vu
The recent decree by President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela laying claim to Guyana’s territory is setting the stage for a scenario that played out in the 1990s.
In 1990 Iraq accused Kuwait of using advanced drilling techniques" to exploit oil from a shared oil field. Iraq’s President Saddam Hussein decided to claim portions of Kuwait and justified its invasion by claiming that Kuwait was a natural part of Iraq carved off as a result of British imperialism.
Statement by the Cooperative Republic of Guyana regarding the issuance of the Presidential Decree by Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Georgetown, Guyana
June 7, 2015
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has issued a Presidential Decree purporting to annex maritime spaces pertaining to the Cooperative Republic of Guyana under the relevant rules of International Law.
PPP Issues Press Statement Rejecting Venezuela’s Claim to Guyana’s Territory
People's Progressive Party
Freedom House
Monday, June 8, 2015
Amidst all of the issues facing Guyanese on the change in Government after 23 years of the People Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C), come the news, belatedly so, of the decree by the Bolivian Republic of Venezuela that essentially converts Guyana to a land locked country.
First Meeting of the India-CARICOM Joint Commission, Georgetown
The long anticipated inaugural meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)-India Joint Commission was held on Tuesday 2 June at the Georgetown, Guyana, Headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat.
New Boeing Avionics Facility to Enhance Republic of Korea Air Force Readiness, Affordability
Yeongcheon, South Korea, May 28, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] today formally opened a new avionics maintenance and repair center in the Yeongcheon Industry District of Daegu-Gyeongbuk Free Economic Zone. The 10,000 square-foot facility will test and repair aircraft electrical systems, reducing repair times and yielding significant inventory cost savings for the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF).
ExxonMobil Announces Significant Oil Discovery Offshore Guyana
IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) today announced a significant oil discovery on the Stabroek Block, located approximately 120 miles offshore Guyana.
The Birth of In-Flight Entertainment in Helicopters: A Comfort and Safety Enhancement
In a landmark development around June 1979, Ian Hall, then a "contractor" at Bristow Helicopters in Redhill, Surrey, UK, envisioned a groundbreaking solution to enhance communication and passenger experience in helicopters.