Guyana

Guyana registered ANSA McAL's strongest regional performance in the first 6 months of 2026, with revenue rising 19,7% driven by steady economic expansion in the country leading to higher profits and stronger earnings across its operations

87-year-old MV Barima capsized in Atlantic waters en route from Georgetown to Port Kaituma, an Indigenous community near Venezuela; over 70 people were killed in Guyana’s worst maritime disaster: government appointed international experts to investigate

The new National Security Tower, built after the 2021 fire that destroyed the Brickdam Police Station, is expected to open by the end of the year as the new headquarters of the Guyana Police Force

The Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology will no longer produce sun-dried tomato ketchup due to a reduction of the demand; the governmental group NAREI will take over the project

1600 persons have been invited to explain how they obtained their driver’s licences in latest traffic police action against illegal driving, as government work for the introduction of an automated exams

Over 80.000 children in Guyana have been screened under a nationwide health programme targeting the country’s school population, a major step in public health planning, said President Ali at the Caribbean Public Health Agency 70th Annual Conference

Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed has been condemned for his lack of respect for the judiciary and the administration of justice after he settled a court-ordered payment using wheelbarrows filled with cash and coins

Women are playing a direct role in the transformation of Guyana, many of the them leading in male-dominated technical fields; in the last five years over 16.000 persons were trained through the Board of Industrial Training, with a majority of females

Guyana has received more than 135.000 Cuban migrants in 2025, drawn by booming oil-driven construction jobs and higher wages in the small South American petro-state amid Cuba’s deepening economic crisis and migration surge

A still‑strong oil sector and robust expansion in agriculture, mining, construction and services have driven Guyana's sixth consecutive year of double‑digit economic growth, assessed at 19,3% in 2025

Housing Ministry is working with partners to acquire lands for 78.000 applications backlog for house lots; ministry is working along with other State agencies to acquire lands across Guyana to fulfill the requests