America Guyana Guyanese groups have launched a campaign to promote public tolerance of LGBTQI individuals and push for the repeal of colonial-era laws criminalizing same-sex intimacy, gaining support from 63 organizations, businesses, and international entities
America Guyana President Irfaan Ali has called on descendants of European slave traders to pay reparations to today's generations and suggested that those involved in the trans-Atlantic slave trade be charged for crimes against humanity
America Guyana The country has signed an agreement with Dominican Republic for collaboration in agriculture, tourism, energy, and oil industries, aiming to boost regional food and energy security, job creation, and technology transfer
America Guyana The country has strengthened its cooperation with the EU through the Guyana-EU Forest Partnership, committing to sustainable forest management, expanding protected areas, restoring forests, and promoting forest-related jobs
America Guyana In the Georgetown area U.S. Army South and Missouri Army National Guard soldiers held a public affairs training workshop with the Guyana Defense Force, aiming at enhancing cohesion and disaster response between participating nations
America Guyana The country’s oil production has reached 100.000 barrels per day, making it the world's newest oil producer and being a major economic development for Guyana, as it is expects to generate billions of US dollars in revenue for the country
America Guyana The country welcomes its first adult open-heart surgeon, Dr. Pradeep Ramkoomar, who will offer coronary artery bypass surgeries, heart valve replacements, and other open-heart procedures
America Guyana Despite it being invited to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the country has no interest in joining it according to Vice-President Bharrat Jagdeo, as it is focusing on boosting production and attracting new operators
America Guyana Guyana and the European Union have signed a US$5 million agreement to protect and manage the country's mangroves, aiming to expand the protected area system, monitor mangrove planting, and establish nursery programs for replanting efforts
America Guyana The state has been overwhelmingly elected as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council with 191 out of 192 votes at the UN General Assembly, and will begin its two-year term representing Latin America and the Caribbean in 2024
America Guyana Indigenous women in Guyana have joined the fight against climate change by monitoring mangrove forests, using drones to detect illegal cutting and collect soil samples to measure carbon levels; their data aims to influence government policies
America Guyana One of the country’s smallest Amerindian villages has begun fighting for indigenous land rights in a landmark court battle against a gold mine
America Guyana Over US$1 trillion was lost in investments in graduates who left the country to live abroad according to the Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana