THE TRUTH ABOUT: Guyana - Caught on Camera

Instagram Moth Becomes New Species: casual post uncovers clearwing from Guyana; highlights citizen science

In 2024, a Welsh ecologist’s Instagram post led scientists to identify a previously unknown moth species from Guyana. Experts at London’s Natural History Museum determined that Carmenta brachyclados had travelled more than 4,300 miles hidden in muddy footwear and plant material. DNA analysis confirmed the new species, highlighting how citizen…

The Times of India · Sep 23

All the direct flight routes from Europe to Central and South America

With tourism numbers up 37% in Brazil and 24% in Guyana, more and more travellers are heading to Central and South America.

Euronews · Sep 20

Guyana Took In Six Deportees Under a Deal Its Own Opposition Didn't Expect: Georgetown's Pact With Washington

Guyana took in six deportees with no criminal record under a new US pact its opposition had to fight to see. Here's what's in it.

Latin Times · Sep 8

‘A critical crossroads’: who is the woman vying to become the first Caribbean head of the UN?

If elected, Guyanese politician Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett wants to prioritise climate issues and ensure the United Nations remains a force for good

The Guardian - UK · Aug 19

The sinking of the MV Barima puts Guyanese inequities under a global spotlight

The MV Barima — an 87-year-old ferry owned and operated by the state of Guyana — recently sank off the country’s coast on its way from the country’s capital of Georgetown to Port Kaituma, a journey of about 18 to 24 hours.

The Conversation · Aug 13

A Caribbean court rules that a US extradition process against Guyana's opposition leader can resume

The Caribbean Court of Justice has ruled that a U.S. extradition process against Guyana’s main opposition leader and his father can resume after it was disrupted by a legal challenge from the two

The Independent UK · Jul 29

Guyana police file murder charges against captain and crew mates in deadly ferry capsizing

Police in Guyana have filed murder charges against the captain and two crew members of a state ferry that capsized, killing over 70 people

The Independent UK · Jul 28

Ian McDonald obituary

Trinidad-born author and poet whose novel The Humming-Bird Tree is a classic of Caribbean literature

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28

Guyana appoints experts tasked with investigating ferry capsizing that killed dozens

Guyana’s government has appointed a group of international experts to investigate the recent sinking of a state ferry that killed dozens of passengers in the country’s worst maritime disaster on record

The Independent UK · Jul 26

Death toll rises as international crews try to salvage capsized ferry in Guyana

The confirmed death toll from the recent capsizing of a state ferry off Guyana’s coast has climbed to 72, with more bodies recovered as a multinational team struggled to salvage the partially submerged vessel

The Independent UK · Jul 24