Guyana is building momentum behind efforts to raise awareness and mobilise financing for biodiversity conservation through the Global Biodiversity Alliance (GBA). Since being launched last year by President Dr Irfaan Ali, with 17 founding members, the GBA is now 125 organisations strong. Lead Climate Negotiator, Dr Pradeepa Bholanath, said this marks the beginning of the […]
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The Ministry of Natural Resources is on a mission to help miners increase their chances of finding gold, diamonds and other precious metals in key mining districts. Through a major mineral mapping exercise, local miners as well as foreign investors now have access to data that allows them to make targeted exploration decisions instead of
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Guyana’s mining and quarrying sector is estimated to have expanded by 21 per cent in 2025, according to Minister of Finance, Dr Ashni Singh. During his presentation of Budget 2026 to the National Assembly on Monday, Dr Singh reported that expansion in the oil and gas and support services industry remained strong during the year,
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As many nations face challenges in funding their development needs amid worsening climate change impacts and other global issues, Guyana’s leaders believe the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) 2030 provides a model that countries can not only support but seek to emulate, as it is already delivering scalable financing solutions. Placing the LCDS 2030 in
Even as Guyana’s hydrocarbon sector experiences significant growth, the Irfaan Ali-led administration remains laser-focused on realizing a diversified energy mix. It intends to achieve this through the utilisation of offshore gas resources as well as harnessing hydro, solar, and wind energy. In fact, the government has now placed the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project back on
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Guyana is expected to maintain the highest economic growth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2026 and 2027, according to the World Bank’s latest regional outlook. The Transformational Entrepreneurship for Jobs and Growth report, released in October 2025 and based on data recorded up to September 25, said Guyana’s economy is projected to
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As a result of the robust implementation of Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy 2030 (LCDS 2030), there are more than 2,000 community-led projects that are reshaping lives across Indigenous and hinterland regions. These initiatives, funded directly from the carbon credit revenues allocated to Amerindian and hinterland communities, are a manifestation of the Guyana government’s people-centred
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