Guyana to lodge formal complaint over attack by Venezuelan soldiers

Georgetown plans to lodge a formal complaint with Caracas after Venezuelan soldiers shot at workers of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) in the Cuyuni River on Monday.

“The GGMC report is accurate. The government of Guyana has that report and will lodge the necessary complaints with the Venezuelan government,” Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force Brigadier General Mark Phillips told Stabroek News yesterday.

Efforts to contact Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge proved futile as