Guyana

Q108 figures for CPI in Guyana have revealed that the sharp deceleration of price growth has reversed, with overall price growth of 11.5% y-o-y in March. With such a fragile polity,... 2008-06-26

Guyana's Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee, and Suriname's Minister of Justice and Police, Chandrikapersad Santokhi, have signed a bilateral agreement aimed at closer cooperation... 2008-06-06

With gold a major export, Guyana has benefited from elevated global prices for the metal in 2007. Mining firms declared 247,000 ounces of gold, which translated into export earnings... 2008-06-06

As Guyana's governing People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) pursues an agenda of privatisation, we are encouraged by a recent admission by Prime Minister Samuel Hinds that he believes... 2008-06-03

Guyana's president Bharrat Jagdeo has called for stiffer penalties for officials found guilty of corruption. The president has advanced the possibility of going beyond simply severing... 2008-05-14

While the increase in domestic food prices is drawing the government into subsidising the cost of basic staples, Guyana, as one of the Caribbean's primary rice producers, could benefit... 2008-05-14

Inflation in 2007 hit 14.1%, compared to 4.2% the previous year. The key drivers were a combination of elevated food and energy prices, with food prices having risen by 20.6%, compared... 2008-04-14

The New York-based Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID) has issued a damning assessment on the state of Guyana's governance, with particular attention focussing on opposition... 2008-04-14

BMI View: In its latest Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, the US State Department gives Guyana a generally favourable assessment. However, a score only 51.8 in BMI 's... 2008-03-14

The government of Guyana and law enforcement agencies have been commended by a US Department of State report for having made progress over the past year in addressing the illicit... 2008-03-11