Guyana

Area Total 214,969 sq km
Climate tropical; hot, humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; two rainy seasons (May to August, November to January)
Natural Resources bauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber, shrimp, fish
Imports $1.626 billion (2017 est.) partners: Trinidad and Tobago 27.5%, US 26.5%, China 8.9%, Suriname 6.1% (2017)
Exports $1.439 billion (2017 est.) partners: Canada 24.9%, US 16.5%, Panama 9.6%, UK 7.7%, Jamaica 5.1%, Trinidad and Tobago 5% (2017)
Government parliamentary republic
Capital Georgetown
Population 740,700 (July 2018 est.)
Ethnicity East Indian 39.8%, black (African) 29.3%, mixed 19.9%, Amerindian 10.5%, other 0.5% (2012 est.)
Language English (official), Guyanese Creole, Amerindian languages, Indian languages, Chinese (2014 est.)

News about Guyana

  • Elite league season 7
    by Staff Reporter on May 17, 2025

    Police looking to clinch 2nd spot on points standing THE Guyana Football Federation Elite League will continue on Saturday (today) and Sunday with three clashes scheduled for two venues. On Saturday the action kicks off with a lone affair at the Number 5 ground as Berbice outfit Monedderlust are set to clash with Den Amstel

  • DCB gets support from CIC Insurance Brokers for Independence T10 Cup
    by Staff Reporter on May 17, 2025

    CIC Insurance Brokers (Guyana) Inc. has joined hands with the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) for the upcoming Independence T10 Cup on May 25 at the LBI Ground. The highly anticipated event by the DCB is geared to raise funds to facilitate the growth and development of cricket in the county. At a simple presentation ceremony

  • Cut to de Chase!
    by Staff Reporter on May 17, 2025

    Barbadian All-rounder named West Indies test captain CMC – CRICKET West Indies (CWI) has named veteran Barbadian all-rounder Roston Chase as their new West Indies Test captain, while his countryman Jomel Warrican will serve as vice-captain. The eagerly anticipated announcement was made on Friday, following a meeting at Kensington Oval where the […]

  • One Guyana Basketball Premier League
    by Staff Reporter on May 17, 2025

    THE Guyana Basketball Federation, on Saturday and Sunday, will host the final slew of matches in the regular season of the One Guyana Basketball Premier League at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. The action on Saturday tips off with Panthers meeting Kings at 17:00 hours in a dead rubber as both are out of playoff

  • Canadian investigator meets with Adriana Younge’s parents, lawyer
    by Staff Reporter on May 16, 2025

    See below the full release from Dexter Todd & Associates Law Firm :  On Friday, May 16, 202,5 Canadian homicide expert and retired officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Mr. Leonard Mc Coshen, met with the parents of Adriana Younge, an aunt of the deceased child and the family’s lead lawyer; Dr. Dexter Todd

  • Guyana writes Venezuela over armed attacks on GDF ranks
    by Staff Reporter on May 16, 2025

    -calls for thorough investigation, arrest of perpetrators -informs of intent to report latest development to international community NOW that Guyana has officially written to Venezuala following three separate attacks on Guyana Defence Force (GDF) ranks while they were patrolling the Cuyuni River between Eteringbang and Makapa, the international community […]

  • Azruddin Mohamed to face fraud, tax evasion charges over ‘undervalued’ Lamborghini
    by Staff Reporter on May 16, 2025

    UNITED States (U.S.)-sanctioned businessman Azruddin Mohamed has been charged with customs fraud and tax evasion following allegations that he deliberately underreported the value of a luxury vehicle imported from the United States in 2020. Mohamed is accused of falsely declaring the purchase price of a Lamborghini Roadster SVJ as US$75,300, while the […]

  • GDF on high alert, treating latest attacks on ranks ‘very seriously’ – Chief of Defence Staff
    by Staff Reporter on May 16, 2025

    -says heightened tension over border controversy has led to improved operational posture, continuous patrolling of Cuyuni River -warns of serious consequences for anyone found voting in unlawful May 25 elections   FOLLOWING recent armed attacks on Guyana Defence Force (GDF) ranks by men standing on the Venezuelan side of the border, Chief of Defence Staff

  • Jagdeo challenges US-sanctioned Mohameds to face the media, publicly address allegations
    by Staff Reporter on May 16, 2025

    -says PPP not afraid if they contest 2025 elections   GENERAL Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has said that his party has no fear of the Mohameds contesting the upcoming 2025 general elections, and added that he welcomes it.   He made this known on Thursday during his party’s press

  • The Adriana Younge tragedy: President Ali’s mind
    by Freddie Kissoon on May 16, 2025

    I LEARNT an important lesson when I worked in Grenada during the implosion in the ruling party in October 1983. It is not a lesson I didn’t know about long before I became an academic. But in Grenada, I was witnessing first-hand, the descent into tragedy where that lesson was watching me in the face.

  • Caribbean Airlines cargo takes off digitally with cargo.one partnership
    by GTIMES on May 16, 2025

    Caribbean Airlines Cargo has announced its partnership with cargo.one, a platform for digital air cargo bookings, marking a significant achievement in the airline’s digital transformation journey. This collaboration enables freight forwarders in North America to effortlessly discover, quote, book, and track Caribbean Airlines Cargo’s capacity online […]

  • GDF Coast Guard graduates 21 in outboard operator course
    by GTIMES on May 16, 2025

    Some twenty-one participants: including soldiers of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), three officers of the Guyana Police Force and two representatives of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), have successfully completed the GDF Coast Guard Outboard Operator and Maintenance Course, which began on March 23 and concluded on May 9, 2025. Participants were […]

  • Kenesha Vaughn’s death PI delayed, as witness statements still outstanding
    by GTIMES on May 16, 2025

    The court proceedings into the fatal shooting of Kenesha Vaughn, allegedly at the hands of her partner, city businessman Marlan DaSilva, have been adjourned to May 22 as witness statements are still to be filed ahead of a planned Preliminary Inquiry (PI). The matter was heard virtually on Monday by Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman in The post Kenesha […]

  • Four remanded for Berbice Chinese supermarket robbery
    by GTIMES on May 16, 2025

    Four men have been remanded to prison on Thursday for several acts of robbery committed at the Golden Spring Supermarket at Number 66 Village, Corentyne, Berbice. This business is owned and operated by Chinese national Zinghang Hu, and the acts of robbery were committed on the premises last week. Those remanded are Jacob Fable, also The post Four remanded […]

  • CPCE urges young educators to embrace the hinterland
    by GTIMES on May 16, 2025

    …as MOE highlights points-based promotional system As scores of young and upcoming educators gathered on Thursday at the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) for its Open Day, Oma Ramdin, Director of the National Centre for Educational Resource Development (NCERD), speaking on behalf of Education Minister Priya Manickchand, urged prospective teachers […]

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