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PARAMARIBO, SURINAME - Suriname is moving to diversify its power supply beyond oil and hydropower, with new initiatives in solar and wind energy gaining traction. Hydropower, anchored by the Afobaka Dam, currently accounts for approximately half of the country’s electricity....

Dear Editor, Guyana’s economy is growing at a speed never seen before, and the GDP numbers tell the story. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which measures the total value of goods and services a country produces, is often used as...

Chief of the Organization of American States (OAS) Observer Mission to Guyana, Bruce Golding, reported that his teams have already visited 342 polling stations across the country since the morning, covering seven of the ten electoral regions. Golding said the...

President Irfaan Ali on Monday confirmed that Guyana’s security forces are “on full alert” following a recent incident of Venezuelan aggression at the border.  Speaking to reporters after casting his ballot at the Leonora Technical and Vocational Institute, Ali said,...

Head of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM), Robert Biedroń, expressed optimism this morning that Guyana’s polls would unfold peacefully, as his team of observers fanned out across the country. Speaking with reporters at the St. Gabriel’s Primary...

The Carter Center said on Monday it has deployed 40 observers across all ten regions of Guyana to monitor the country’s general and regional elections, with teams stationed at polling stations and tabulation centers. Jason Carter, Chair of the Carter...

Guyanese voters head to the polls today for General and Regional Elections that will decide whether President Irfaan Ali secures a second term in office. This election is shaping up to be one of the country’s most consequential, due...

High-impact exploration drilling in 2025 has delivered six confirmed discoveries, according to new data from Rystad Energy published on LinkedIn. ExxonMobil’s Nefertari-1 opened Egypt’s frontier basin with a new find. BP’s El King-2 appraisal well confirmed recoverable gas volumes. Galp’s...

Guyana’s security forces came under fire from across the Venezuelan border on Sunday while escorting election officials and ballot boxes along the Upper Cuyuni River in Region 7, the country’s Joint Services said. “On August 31, 2025, at approximately 14:30...

In PAA Series: Introduction we summarised the contents of Part IX of the Petroleum Activities Act 2023 (‘PAA’) which contains provisions for a critical environmental management process called ‘decommissioning’ which usually occurs at the final stage of exploration or...