2026 in Guyana
| |||||
| Decades: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See also: | |||||
Events in the year 2026 in Guyana.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 5 January – The government suspends the licences of 107 Brazilian miners operating in Guyana for failing to declare or sell extracted gold to the Guyanese government or authorised buyers.[1]
- 26 January – Azruddin Mohamed is elected as Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly.[2]
March
[edit]- 15 March – Stabroek News ceases publication after having been in operation since 1986.[3]
April
[edit]- 10 April – A Cessna Caravan crashes into a mountainside near the Brazilian border in Imbaimadai, leaving the pilot missing.[4]
May
[edit]- 14 May – The government says one of its soldiers was injured in a shooting during a patrol along the Cuyuni River marking the disputed border with Venezuela earlier in the months.[5]
- 29 May – A Guyana Defence Force patrol boat is fired upon by unidentified gunmen along the Cuyuni River marking the disputed border with Venezuela, injuring a soldier.[6]
July
[edit]Holidays
[edit]Source:[10]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 23 February – Republic Day
- 3 March – Holi
- 3 April – Good Friday
- 6 April - Easter Monday
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 5 May – Arrival Day
- 26 May – Independence Day
- 27 May – Eid al-Adha
- 6 July – CARICOM Day
- 1 August – Emancipation Day
- 25 August – Youman-Nabi
- 8–9 November – Diwali
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
Deaths
[edit]- 23 February – Rupert Roopnaraine, 83, minister of education (2015–2017)[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Guyana suspends mining licenses of more than 100 Brazilians in gold smuggling crackdown". AP News. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ↑ "Guyanese businessman facing US extradition elected opposition leader". AP News. 27 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ↑ "A blow to Caribbean democracy as Stabroek News and Newsday papers fold after social media shift". AP News. 2026-03-15. Retrieved 2026-03-15.
- ↑ "Guyana launches search for pilot after Cessna plane crash near Brazilian border". AP News. 2026-04-11. Retrieved 2026-04-05.
- ↑ "Guyana presses Venezuela on border gunfire as they vie over an energy-rich region". AP News. 2026-05-15. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
- ↑ "Guyanese soldier wounded in border gunfight with armed men in Venezuela". AP News. 31 May 2026.
- ↑ "Families in Guyana demand answers as anger grows after 100 drown in ferry accident". AP News. 2026-07-22. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
- ↑ "Guyana: Captain, crew charged with murder in ferry capsizing". DW. 2026-07-28. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
- ↑ Race, Michael; Velasquez, Francisco; Crew, Jemma; Chia, Osmond (24 July 2026). "US hits dozens of countries with new wave of tariffs". BBC News. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
- ↑ "Guyana Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ↑ "Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine, voice of justice and unity, passes at 83". Kaieteur News. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
.svg){kind=small}
