A notification under the Public Holidays Act, published in the Official Gazette of 17 October, declares Sunday 8 November 2026 a public holiday for Deepavali and declares Monday 9 November a public holiday because the first falls on a Sunday.
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CARICOM Secretary-General Carla Barnett told a Georgetown trade conference on 20 October 2026 that the region must broaden the base its exports come from. Her figures show a 2025 goods deficit of US$3.3 billion against a 2024 services surplus above US$7.2 billion, of which travel is 82 per cent.
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The Natural Resource Fund Board approved continuing the existing investment mandate on 27 March 2026. The Bank of Guyana reports the fund earning overnight deposit interest at the federal funds rate. Norway, Timor-Leste and Trinidad and Tobago each publish what their oil funds returned.
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Order No. 182 of 2026, published on 10 October, declares a road extension across the East Bank and East Coast of Demerara a public work and authorises the state to enter the land to survey it. The schedule says the parcels inside await a cadastral survey.
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Orders No. 183 to 187 of 2026, published on 10 October, each vest land belonging to National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited in a state body absolutely, free and clear from all claims and liabilities. Four of the five name the housing authority.
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Government Notice No. 03/2026, gazetted 12 October, itemises every petroleum receipt paid into the Natural Resource Fund from 1 July to 30 September. Of 24 deposits, 22 are payments for individual cargoes lifted from four vessels.
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Writs of seizure and sale published on 10 October set a sale for 3 November at the High Court in Georgetown. Every judgment creditor is a bank or trust corporation. A buyer deposits 25 per cent and pays the balance in three instalments at 6 per cent.
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The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority gazetted four aviation Requirements on 12 October. One makes a Runway Safety Team compulsory at every certified aerodrome. Section 9.4 of the rules it amends has covered wildlife since May 2024.
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Order No. 175 of 2026, gazetted 7 September, adds private security officers, agricultural workers and aviation personnel to the categories Guyana admits without a work permit. The aviation paragraph names fourteen professions.
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Cuba has 1,418 megawatts of solar across 144 parks and 50 megawatts of storage. Union Electrica forecasts the shortfall at the peak hour, when photovoltaic output is zero. On 17 October it put availability at 758 megawatts against 2,800 of demand.
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Guyana's Minister of Natural Resources defended Dr Ivor English's appointment as civil-society convener under the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative on the ground that he holds no active mining property. Kaieteur News reports renewal and transfer applications have been filed.
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Republic Financial Holdings notified the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on 30 January 2026 that Richard Sammy would succeed Nigel Baptiste. Sammy left on 14 October after 18 years. Karen Yip Chuck has been named instead. Republic has not said why.
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