His Excellency President Dr Irfaan Ali said that his Government will set aside $3 billion to assist rice farmers across Guyana amid climbing global challenges. The Head of State made the announcement during a consultative meeting with hundreds of farmers at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC), on Thursday afternoon. Following discussions with the farmers at the venue, it was agreed that the support would be provided through cash transfers. Farmers with 50 acres and less will receive $15,000 per acre, while those with more than 50 acres will receive $10,000 per acre. President Ali empha…

His Excellency President Dr Irfaan Ali said Guyana is putting systems in place to become a model country with a “balanced energy” policy while leveraging its wealth to build a diversified economy. Speaking at the Baker Institute – ‘A Conversation with Guyana President HE Mohamed Irfaan Ali’ on the sidelines of the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, Texas, the President vowed that under his administration Guyana would avoid historic pitfalls of the energy boom, such as ghost towns and environmental degradation. “We are not interested in being a sacrificial lamb on the altar of global …

Georgetown, Guyana—(May 4, 2026) His Excellency President Dr Irfaan Ali said that the world must adopt a balanced approach to global energy need. He highlighted critical realities for the energy sector, including a widening energy gap and the scale and distribution of investment required to address it. During his feature address at the opening of the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) 2026, earlier today, in Houston, Texas, the President underscored that the transformation of the global energy system is not simply a technological challenge but a fundamentally financial one that goes beyond …

-Calls on all Guyanese to come together for the greater good His Excellency President Dr Irfaan Ali called on all Guyanese to unite and reject division in his address marking the nation’s 60th Independence Anniversary at Fort Island on the Essequibo River.He urged the younger generation to be at the forefront of the movement: “You are the generation that will finally, fully and irreversibly make Guyana whole”.According to the President, building a unified Guyana is extremely important for the country’s future. He said young people have a clean slate to build tolerance, understanding, trust an…

His Excellency President Dr Irfaan Ali unveiled a transformative national security overhaul aimed not only to modernise policing and surveillance, but to secure the population against emerging threats in a rapidly changing world.During a press conference earlier today, the President outlined his Government’s security vision that stretches to 2030 and beyond. High on the agenda is a technologically integrated system that will place Guyana among the most advanced security architectures globally. The plan, he explained, is designed to ensure safety, resilience, and sustainability, while embedding…

Georgetown, Guyana — (May 18, 2026) His Excellency President Dr Irfaan Ali said that the United Nations joining the Global Biodiversity Alliance (GBA) sends a clear and unmistakable message, that the protection of biodiversity is now central to the international agenda. The Head of State spoke at a ceremony at the Office of the President, where United Nations Resident Coordinator Jean Njeri Kamau signed the Letter of Intent to join the organisation before being presented with a certificate of membership.The Alliance was launched in June 2025 with the Georgetown Declaration, beginning with 17 …

His Excellency President Dr Irfaan Ali outlined a new phase of innovation and international integration for Guyana’s financial sector during the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry’s 190th anniversary celebration at the Guyana Marriott Hotel Georgetown on Saturday evening.During the feature address, the President announced that two major developments are set to fundamentally reshape and modernise Guyana’s banking and payments ecosystem. The first is the launch of Fast Pay, Guyana’s  new realtime payments system. Fast Pay is scheduled to go live on 2 June 2026. According to President Ali, once…

Georgetown(May 14, 2026)The Governments of Guyana and the Dominican Republic continue to strengthen the strong partnership established through the 2023 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which outlined cooperation in the areas of energy, oil refinery, agriculture, tourism, and petrochemicals. Guided by this framework and supported by growing private-sector collaboration in both countries, several initiatives have advanced steadily across a range of sectors. Today marks another important step in that ongoing partnership, as the Government of the Dominican Republic, through Refineria Dominicana…

His Excellency, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, was sworn in as Guyana’s Ninth Executive President on August 2, 2020. Dr Ali is one of two sons of his parents, who are both educators. He was born on April 25, 1980, into a Muslim, Indo-Guyanese family at Leonora, West Coast Demerara. His early education started at Leonora Nursery and Primary schools and progressed to the Cornelia Ida Primary School, while he completed his secondary education at the St Stanislaus College in Georgetown. Dr Ali is the holder of a Doctorate in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of the West Indies, a Master o…

Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo was born on January 23, 1963 in the quiet village of Unity, Mahaica, Region Four. Prior to his appointment as Vice President in the administration of President Dr. Irfaan Ali, Mr. Jagdeo held the office of the Minister of Finance before being elected to serve as the President of Guyana from August 11, 1999 to December 3, 2011. He was the first Head of State to relinquish office in accordance with the two term limits he signed into law during his presidency. Following his party’s electoral defeat at the General and Regional Elections in 2015, Mr. Jagdeo became the Leader of…

— home improvement programme for hinterland and riverine areas to launch soon Bartica, Guyana—(June01, 2026)His Excellency President Dr Irfaan Ali announced that the township of Bartica in Region Seven (Cuyuni–Mazaruni) will see its electricity rate reduced by 25% from July 2026. Addressing hundreds of residents during a community meeting in Bartica, the Head of State said the reduction is the first step in his Government’s wider commitment to cut electricity costs across the country by 50%. He explained that the cut is made possible by the new 1.5-megawatt Bartica Solar Farm, which reduces…

– Several key projects earmarked to transformcommunities Georgetown, Guyana (May 31, 2026)His Excellency President Dr Irfaan Ali announced today that within four weeks, Government Service Centres will be established inBartica and Kamarang, Region Seven (Cuyuni—Mazaruni). The Head of State made the announcement during his address to hundreds of residents of Karrau Creek and Kamarang, Region 7, during separate meetings as part of a Cabinet outreach on Sunday. The President emphasised that the service centres will serve as a one-stop, decentralised hub where residents can access a range of gov…