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Singh Separates Praise of Ali’s UN Address From Support for Rodrigues-Birkett
Iran Says Mediators Have Not Officially Relayed a US Rejection
Burnham’s Tuesday pledge leaves Labour policy details unspecified
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In a letter published by Guyana Times, Ambassador Sasenarine Singh praised what he described as the policy themes and continuity in President Irfaan Ali’s address to the 81st UN General Assembly. Separately, he supported Ali’s nomination of Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett for UN secretary-general, citing CARICOM’s endorsement.
Read the storyA Guyana Times letter by Ayinde Sampson contrasts a reported November 2025 forecast by Azruddin Mohamed with the Caribbean Court of Justice’s July 29, 2026 ruling allowing the extradition hearing to continue. Sampson’s concern that further delays could harm public confidence is his argument, not a finding by the court.
Guyana Times reports a US$2 billion US-EXIM Bank initial-framework MoU signed in July 2022 for US exports and infrastructure development, and separately recounts a promise to backstop the upcoming Berbice Gas to Shore project. The column does not establish whether that promise falls under the framework.
Guyana Times reported three alleged armed robberies on Friday: in Stanleytown between 19:30 and 20:00, Nandy Park at about 20:20, and North Road in Georgetown at about 20:30. No arrests were reported in the first and last of those cases; two men were arrested in connection with the Nandy Park case.
Guyana Times reports that the Public Accounts Committee’s previous parliament completed checks only through the 2019 audit, leaving a six-year backlog as the 2025 Auditor General’s Report was handed over. APNU supports merging reports from 2020 to 2023, but the government has not said whether its forthcoming proposal includes consolidation.
Guyana has produced offshore crude since 2019 and is reported to be producing about 900,000 barrels a day. Guyana Times says the planned Uaru project is expected to lift output above one million barrels a day by year-end 2026, while a regional energy corridor and gas pooling remain plans or discussions. Suriname anticipates its first offshore production in 2028.
Labour’s conference opened in Liverpool on Sunday, September 27, after Andy Burnham became prime minister in July. He said his Tuesday speech would show he was prepared to take hard decisions, but the South China Morning Post report identifies no specific measures for the address.
Final results show 70.1% of voters rejected a proposal to write a stricter definition of neutrality into Switzerland’s constitution. The South China Morning Post reports that Swiss people broadly support neutrality, while the vote highlighted disagreement over what it means.
Kaieteur News reports that a road-safety strategy linked to the Linden to Mabura Hill Road Upgrade Project includes a six-week nationwide speeding campaign as well as separate community-based general road-safety work. Its materials also include pocketbooks for project-area spokespeople.
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Kaieteur News says Juan Edghill did not clarify whether he had submitted evidence to the MV Barima inquiry. The report’s later account frames the question as whether he had been asked to make a submission. Edghill said he was not part of the inquiry and distinguished the vessel’s fleet oversight from aspects he said fell under Public Utilities.
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Iran’s proposal envisaged a pause in regional fighting and a seven-day process leading to the Strait of Hormuz reopening. President Donald Trump said Saturday he had rejected it; on Sunday, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said mediators had not officially relayed a US rejection and that Iran was awaiting definitive views.
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Kaieteur News reported Guyoil prices of $258 per litre for gasoline and $318 for diesel, up from $228 and $278. Calculated from those figures, gasoline rose about 13.2% and diesel about 14.4%, while the article characterized the increases as as much as 13%.
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