Guyana’s Leadership Moment

AS the world gathers in Georgetown for the first Global Biodiversity Alliance Summit, Guyana takes centre stage. It is not just a location for environmental discussions; it is a leader setting the agenda for a planet in crisis. This summit goes...

Guyanese Government Launches Crop Insurance Ahead of Elections

Guyana’s President, Dr. Irfaan Ali, on Tuesday launched a premium-free crop insurance programme for the country’s rice farmers. The initiative will provide 6,000 rice farmers with free insurance coverage against extreme weather events such as...

Guyana launches landmark premium-free crop insurance for rice farmers

In a groundbreaking move to protect farmers from climate-induced losses, Guyana President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Tuesday launched a premium-free crop insurance programme for rice farmers, hailing it as a historic step toward climate resilience and...

Global Biodiversity Alliance Summit closes in Guyana with landmark commitments, innovative partnerships

The inaugural Global Biodiversity Alliance (GBA) Summit concluded in Georgetown, Guyana today with the official launch of the Alliance, the endorsement of the Georgetown Declaration, and an ambitious roadmap to protect and conserve biodiversity,...

Exxon’s Next Move: Permian Expansion or Deepwater Dive After Hess Loss?

Investing zodebala / Getty Images Key Points in This Article: Exxon Mobil’s (XOM) Q2 earnings beat expectations despite a profit decline due to lower oil prices, highlighting its resilience through record production. The Permian Basin offers...

Global Biodiversity Alliance Summit Under President Ali’s Leadership, Closes in Guyana with Landmark Commitments, Innovative Partnerships, and a Unified Global Agenda for Nature

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, July 25, 2025 – The inaugural Global Biodiversity Alliance (GBA) Summit concluded in Georgetown, Guyana today with the official launch of the Alliance, the endorsement of the Georgetown Declaration, and an ambitious roadmap to...

‘Guyana in prime shape to lead on biodiversity conservation’ – UK Foreign Secretary

FOREIGN Secretary of the United Kingdom (UK), David Lammy, said Guyana has rightfully earned its place as a global leader in forest and biodiversity conservation. Speaking on the United for Biodiversity: The Alliance Podcast with Kiana Wilburg on...

Guyana rises as global leader in biodiversity conservation, President Ali declares

• urges world to embrace Guyana’s vision for people, planet PRESIDENT Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali has declared Guyana a global powerhouse in biodiversity, highlighting the country’s vast and intact ecosystems that rival those of much larger nations....

US sanctions should not be taken lightly, grave consequences for Guyana if ignored

Dear Editor, ON 11 June 2024, the US Homeland Security Investigations joined the US Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to announce sanctions against Nazar Mohamed, his son, Azruddin Mohamed, Mohamed’s Enterprise,...

A turning point in landmark cooperation on biodiversity: Guyana wraps up int’l summit

GEORGETOWN, July 25 (Global Biodiversity Alliance) – The inaugural Global Biodiversity Alliance (GBA) Summit concluded in Georgetown, Guyana today with the official launch of the Alliance, the endorsement of the Georgetown Declaration, and an...

GUYANA-ENVIRONMENT-Guyana to benefit from global biodiversity data system

Participants of the Global Biodiversity Alliance Summit experience Guyana’s diversity at Iwokrama

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...

Secretariat for Global Biodiversity Alliance to be established in Georgetown

President Irfaan Ali was joined by regional member states, conservationists, researchers, financiers and local indigenous leaders to formally launch the Global Biodiversity Alliance (GBA) on Wednesday in Georgetown. Guyana is currently hosting the...

33 new species of fish discovered in Guyana’s forest

Thirty-three new species of fish were discovered in the Acarai-Corentyne Corridor in Guyana, a country already rich in biodiversity, during a rapid inventory by a team of experts in 2024. Among the newly discovered fish species are the...

Ali: Refinery investment must be viable, sustainable

Guyana’s Pres­i­dent Dr Ir­faan Ali says his coun­try is con­cen­trat­ing on build­ing out its own in­fra­struc­ture and he will on­ly be able to make an as­sess­ment on the Petrotrin re­fin­ery when the dis­cus­sion comes up. He was speak­ing to...

33 new species of fish discovered in Guyana’s remote forest

THIRTY-THREE new species of fish were discovered in the Acarai-Corentyne corridor in Guyana, a country already rich in biodiversity, during a rapid inventory by a team of experts in 2024. Among the newly discovered fish species are the...

Minister Habet Pushes for Global Cooperation at Biodiversity Summit

Minister of Sustainable Development and Climate Change, Orlando Habet, is in Guyana attending the Global Biodiversity Alliance Summit. Minister Habet participated in a roundtable discussion this morning where the issue of environmental protection...

EU launches Election Observer Mission

The European Union (EU) has launched an Election Observer Mission to Guyana for the upcoming elections. The mission is being led by Robert Biedron, who is a Member of the European Parliament from Poland. At a press conference at the Pegasus Hotel...

“We can be widely successful” – Jagdeo tells Global Biodiversity Alliance Summit

As the world confronts a biodiversity crisis, world leaders have gathered at the inaugural Biodiversity Alliance Summit in Guyana to craft a deliverable model to strengthen protection of biodiversity assets on the global stage. Vice President Dr...