Success in Guyana’s political space demands more than qualifications

Dear Editor, In recent years and more recently, we’ve seen a familiar trend in Guyana: respected doctors and professors entering politics, full of promise, only to fade into irrelevance or frustration. Despite their academic and professional success, many …

Why should the diaspora continue to invest in Guyana?

Dear Editor, Foreign Guyanese investors have been complaining that they can’t access foreign exchange as they recover their investment from revenue earnings. Local Guyanese have also been complaining about unavailability of foreign exchange for their …

Norton pledges to `restore honesty to Guyana’

A section of the crowd at the APNU rally After the crowd’s cheers and horns subsided at Melanie Damishana on the East Coast of Demerara, APNU Leader Aubrey Norton yesterday declared the coalition’s mission is to “return honesty to Guyana.” He emphasized …

The most reliable method to estimate the level of poverty in Guyana is a comprehensive household income and expenditure ...

Dear Editor, I read with interest Elton Bollers letter on page 8 in your Sunday Edition with the captioned heading “IDB estimates likely provide a more accurate view of the significant poverty here”. Mr. Bollers argued that that the IDB estimate utilizing …

The struggle for good governance in Guyana can no longer be taken for granted

Dear Editor,  For some in our midst, free, fair and transparent elections are all about sloganeering. Whereas it sounds good politically, it is proving daily not to be a truism in practice.  In Guyana we have come to know this too well. We also benefit …

MODEC Deepens Guyana Bet as Exxon Expands Output

By NAN Business Editor News Americas, GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Mon. July 21, 2025: Japan’s MODEC is doubling down on Guyana’s booming offshore oil sector with a strategic new hub in Georgetown, underscoring the South American nation’s emergence as a critical …

Chevron Closes Hess Deal; ExxonMobil Welcomes New Partner Offshore Guyana

Chevron has completed its $53 billion acquisition of Hess Corp., a long-awaited development that gives the US supermajor a prized stake in Guyana’s rapidly expanding offshore sector. The all-stock transaction closed on 18 July following more than a year of …

Guyana Advances Toward an Integrated National Pharmacovigilance Platform

Georgetown, July 21, 2025 – Guyana is moving forward in the implementation of VigiFlow as its national pharmacovigilance platform with support from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO). This decision will enable the health system to …

Guyana deserves substance more than slogans

APNU promises interregional highways to link Guyana, unlock housing lands