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See below the full release from the Competition and Consumer Affairs: 

The Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission (CCAC) recently launched a “Motor Vehicle Buying Guide” to assist consumers in making the best decisions when considering the investment in the purchase of motor vehicles.

The published guide can be accessed via the Commission’s website, ccac.gov.gy, under the Resources tab.

This is another proactive effort by the CCAC to provide helpful information to consumers based on our analysis of the number and value of complaints received about the auto industry.

For 2023 to date, 431 complaints were received to the value of G$409,204,942, and of this total, 109 were received for the auto industry to the value of G$256,270,937.

Some of the areas the guide covers are steps to take before you start shopping for a motor vehicle, the development of a financial plan, the supplier’s compliance with the Consumer Affairs Act, online reviews of the supplier, tips when purchasing a reconditioned vehicle, essential tips when purchasing a motor vehicle from a dealer outside of Guyana, vehicle warranty and a brief overview of the Hire Purchase Act.

The CCAC encourages consumers to seek redress through the Commission when there are issues of perceived conflict with auto dealers.

Complaints can be filed via the website ccac.gov.gy

Venezuelan politician, Eduardo Fernández, has urged the Nicolas Maduro government to resolve the ongoing Guyana/ Venezuela border controversy at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) instead of holding a referendum.

Fernández, who is the President of the Center for Public Policy, described the planned December 3 referendum as a mistake during a television conversation with InfoCifras TV in Venezuela.

For the politician, the planned referendum, and the questions posed through that, distance the Spanish-speaking country from an unfolding process rooted in international law. So instead, he suggested that the Maduro government adhere to that process.

“That is a mistake because the ICJ is not a threat to Venezuelans but an opportunity.

Venezuelan politician, Eduardo Fernández (Photo: Facebook/

Guyana views the move as an affront to the ongoing juridical process currently before the ICJ. The referendum has been criticised widely including by the Secretary Generals of the United Nations and Organization of American (OAS), and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

Next week, the ICJ will hear arguments against this referendum from Guyana.

The borders of Guyana and Venezuela were determined by an arbitral tribunal on October 3, 1899, and Venezuela inherited 13,000 square kilometres of Guyana’s territory (then under British rule).

The ICJ already found that it has the jurisdiction to hear the border controversy case and Guyana believes it will get a favourable ruling.

Mark Marks, a 41-year-old motorcyclist of Charlotte Street, Georgetown, died on Friday morning after he lost control of his motorcycle at the Pearl Public Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD).

Police Headquarters reported that the motorcycle, #CM 6193, was driving south along the eastern side of the public road when Marks lost control and fell onto the road surface. He skid some distance away and received injuries to his head and other parts of the body.

Marks was taken to the Diamond Diagnostics Centre by citizens who found him on the road in an unconscious state. He was examined by a doctor on duty and pronounced dead.