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France and Guyana to collaborate on monitoring of Venezuela movements
Last Updated on Saturday, 4 October 2025, 0:00 by Writer Chair of France’s Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Armed Forces, Senator Cédric Perrin Hours after France said it was ready to offer Guyana air and sea radar systems to...

2nd One Guyana Inter-Region Ten\10 Softball Cup slated to start November 2
Oct 04, 2025 Sports (Kaieteur Sports) – It was being considered as the country’s biggest softball tournament last year, the “One Guyana Inter-Region Ten\10 Softball Cricket Cup”, with some 62 softball teams from across regions 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6...

Wendy’s opens first restaurant in Guyana
Oct 04, 2025 News President Irfaan Ali and his family joined the management and team of Wendy’s for the ceremonial cutting of the ribbon. (OP) (Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s first Wendy’s restaurant will officially open its doors to customers on...

2025 Big Man Over-40’s T20 Cricket bowls off today across Guyana
Oct 04, 2025 Sports (Kaieteur Sports) – The 2025 Big Man Cricket Guyana Over-40’s T20 tournament, bowls off today with a triple-threat across the Ancient County, and in Essequibo; with tons of exciting encounters set for the next few days....
GUYANA-FINANCE-Government dismisses reports of foreign exchange shortage in Guyana
GUYANA-ENERGY-Government yet to sign agreement with US-based company to build storage facility
GUYANA-FINANCE-Scotiabank to operate as a locally registered company in Guyana

Chinese Embassy urges businesses to follow Guyana’s laws
See below full statement issued by the Chinese Embassy in Guyana: With regard to the meeting held by the Guyanese government recently on lawful business operations in Chinese-owned and Chinese-operated shops, the Chinese Embassy in Guyana issues...

US$5M pilot vessels commissioned to boost Guyana’s maritime capacity
The PPP/C Government has taken a significant step to bolster Guyana’s maritime sector with the commissioning of two new ECO50 pilot vessels, Haiama and Haiakwa, valued at approximately US$5 million. This move is aimed at strengthening the nation’s...

Open local bank accounts, follow the law – Embassy urges Chinese-owned firms in Guyana
See full statement from the Chinese Embassy in Georgetown: With regard to the meeting held by the Guyanese government recently on lawful business operations in Chinese-owned and Chinese-operated shops, the Chinese Embassy in Guyana issues the...

Guyana’s president draws rousing applause in Queens Meet-and-Greet
Guyana’s President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, fresh from a resounding victory for a second term in office, was greeted warmly at a meet-and-greet on Sept. 23 on the sidelines of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York...

GLDA to host Guyana’s first Ruminant expo and competition on October 12
The Ministry of Agriculture, through the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA), has commenced planning for what is being billed as Guyana’s premier “Ruminant Expo and Competition,” set for Sunday, October 12, 2025, at the Rising Sun Turf...

Guyana to build local capacity for oil marketing, says President Ali
President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali on Thursday pledged to strengthen Guyana’s ability to market its rapidly growing oil output, announcing plans to work with local businesses and international partners to develop the expertise needed to trade its...

GECOM Chair says 2000 Commonwealth citizens were registered to vote in Guyana’s Elections
Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh has informed the Leader of the Forward Guyana Movement (FGM) that 2000 Commonwealth citizens were listed to vote on the Official List of Electors for the just...

Guyana Basketball Federation hailed as ‘model’ after landing Caribbean Award of Excellence
The Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) has been recognised for its “exceptional leadership and development work” after receiving the prestigious Award of Excellence from the Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC). The honour was presented to GBF...

‘Guyana not chasing short-term gains’
–Gov’t to work with local private sector, international partners to trade crude oil, President Ali says PRESIDENT Dr. Irfaan Ali has announced plans for Guyana to build its capacity in trading crude oil, through strategic partnerships that will...

Government dismisses reports of foreign exchange shortage in Guyana
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has dismissed reports that Guyana is facing a foreign exchange crisis, saying that the recent increase in demand for United States dollars is largely linked to massive capital projects being executed in the oil-rich...

Guyana must end this masquerade
THE Guyana Government has indicated that the Private Sector Commission (PSC), as a civil society (CS) body, will be asked to be involved in identifying civil society’s representatives on the Multi-Stakeholder Group (MSG) of the Guyana Extractive...

Strengthening Tobacco Control: Guyana completes the Global Youth Tobacco Survey
Georgetown, Guyana, 3 October 2025 — In a collaborative effort to combat youth tobacco use, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Guyana Country Office, alongside the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of...

Guyana to assist in the adoption of a UN Support Office in Haiti
Oct 03, 2025 News The Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations, Carolyn Rodrigues, speaking at the Adoption of Security Council Resolution 2793 DPI – Guyana has endorsed the transition of the Multinational Security Mission (MSS) in...