Georgetown to dispatch diplomatic note to Caracas

From left: Minister of Governance Raphael Trotman, Minister of State Joseph Harmon and Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force Brigadier Mark Phillips at the press conference yesterday.

– international agencies, friendly countries briefed

As Georgetown prepares to dispatch a diplomatic note to Caracas about the breach of Guyanese sovereignty, international bodies and friendly countries are being briefed about current developments relating to the Venezuelan military presence here.

“We have activated all of the mechanisms that are available to us… It is our intention to explore these possibilities to its fullest so that our diplomatic initiative is really where the efforts will be,” Minister of State Joseph Harmon told a press conference yesterday at which Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force Brigadier Mark Phillips and Minister