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The Essequibo Islands-West Demerara Chamber of Commerce and Industry re-elected Bhabita Albert as its president unopposed on 30 April 2026, confirming her second consecutive term. Albert, a principal of Global Commercial Import Transport, Inc., was first elected in April of the previous year.
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Read More →The Federal Public Prosecutor's Office presented a study to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights reporting mercury use in illegal Amazon goldmining, citing contamination and health harms. The submission followed March reporting to REDESCA and was filed in April 2026.
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The Women in Maritime Association Caribbean Guyana Chapter hosts its second annual Gala and Awards Ceremony on 18 May 2026 at the Four Points by Sheraton Georgetown, themed From Policy to Participation. First Lady Arya Ali will deliver special remarks. Tickets are G$30,000.
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Guyana Electric has graduated 14 young Guyanese from a four-month OSHA-certified Basic Electrical Training Programme delivered with the Guyana Police Force and the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry, part of a campaign to rebuild technical skills and safety culture in construction.
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Nations University is cutting tuition by G$60,000 across nine programmes and by G$100,000 on its MBA in Petroleum and Renewable Energy until 31 May 2026, marking Guyana's 60th year of independence. World Bank data for 2024 puts gross tertiary enrolment at 26 per cent.
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Rev. Geary Reid, a Guyanese minister, author and founder of Reid's Learning Institute and Business Consultancy, has self-published more than 100 books in five years and will speak in London at the Iconic British Business Awards UK 2026 on 25 June.
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Guyana is building two gas-to-power plants at Wales on the West Bank Demerara, with another earmarked for Berbice and nascent liquefied natural gas ambitions. As CARICOM states face some of the world's highest electricity prices, the harder question is who actually benefits.
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The ECONOME Business Conference and Mixer drew more than 120 entrepreneurs and professionals to the West Central Mall Theatre on 26 April 2026 for Untapped Waters, a regional investment forum hosted in partnership with the Region 3 Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Read More →CEOWORLD magazine reports wealthy US households buying Caribbean citizenships from Antigua and Barbuda, St Kitts and Nevis, Dominica, Grenada and Saint Lucia in 2026 as mobility insurance against political, tax and travel disruption, with entry points from US$200,000 to US$300,000.
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