…caps transfers at 7 every three months

(Kaieteur News) – The Government of Antigua and Barbuda has rejected any open-ended arrangement for receiving third-country nationals deported from the United States, proposing instead strict limits and safeguards, including a maximum of seven people every three months.

The Antigua and Barbuda Government on Monday publicly released the proposal submitted by the United States on the possible transfer of third-country nationals removed from US territory, along with its own counter-proposal.

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Sir Steadroy Benjamin.

The documents are also to be tabled in the House of Representatives by Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Sir Steadroy Benjamin. The Government stressed that no agreement has been concluded, with the US document remaining a proposal and Antigua and Barbuda’s position a counter-proposal as negotiations continue.

The proposed arrangement forms part of a wider US initiative involving countries in several regions, including CARICOM member states. While some Caribbean countries have already entered into arrangements with Washington, others are still considering US proposals.

Antigua and Barbuda said it is assessing whether it can cooperate with the United States while protecting its sovereignty, national security, laws, public finances and other national interests. Under the counter-proposal, no person could be transferred to Antigua without the Government’s prior express written approval.

The proposed ceiling of seven persons over any three-month period is explicitly described as a limit rather than a quota or obligation. The Government is also demanding stringent screening of each proposed deportee, including criminal and security checks, health assessments, immigration history, protection claims and verification of valid travel documents.

Each individual must also be informed that Antigua and Barbuda is the destination, understand that the arrangement is temporary and provide written confirmation of willingness to be transferred. Any person admitted would remain subject to Antiguan law during their temporary stay.

The Government is further insisting that Antiguan taxpayers must not be left to shoulder the costs associated with receiving and maintaining the transferred persons. Financial and operational arrangements must therefore be agreed before any transfer takes place. There must also be arrangements for the person’s lawful return or onward placement when the temporary stay ends.

Importantly, Antigua and Barbuda is reserving the right to suspend further transfers if concerns arise over national security, public order, public health, capacity, finances or other serious matters.

The counter-proposal also contemplates a possible role for the International Organization for Migration, subject to its requirements and an appropriate agreement with the Antiguan Government.

The Government emphasised that the final decision on whether to accept any individual would remain with Antigua and Barbuda. “The sovereign decision whether to accept or refuse any person proposed for transfer will remain with Antigua and Barbuda in every individual case,” the Government said.

While describing its relationship with Washington as longstanding and important, Antigua and Barbuda said any cooperation must be consistent with its laws, limited capacity and national interest, while ensuring that transferred persons are treated with dignity and in accordance with applicable law.

The publication of the two documents, the Government said, is intended to demonstrate transparency and ensure that Parliament and the public remain informed as negotiations with Washington continue.

Source: Kaieteur News

(Kaieteur News) – A West Coast Berbice mother is grieving the loss of her only son who perished in a Sunday evening vehicular incident on the No. 6 Village Public Road, West Coast Berbice.

Twenty-one-year-old Afridi Rahaman, of Lot 39 Bath Plantation, West Coast Berbice, died after reportedly losing control of the vehicle he was driving. According to police reports, the incident occurred at 8:20 on Sunday night.

At the time of the incident, Rahaman was behind the wheel of motor car #PAB 8323, owned by Jamaladeen Rahaman. His girlfriend, 19-year-old Parveena Brijemal, of East Canje, Berbice, was in the car with him in the front passenger seat.

The car Rahaman and his girlfriend were traveling in.

Preliminary investigations disclosed that the now dead Rahaman was heading west along the southern side on No. 6 Public Road. While negotiating a right turn, he lost control of his vehicle and ended up on the northern side of the road where the vehicle toppled several times and came to rest in a trench positioned on the northern side of the road.

Rahaman and Brijemal both received injuries as a result of the collision, but Rahaman was rendered unconscious due to the impact, while Brijemal sustained comparatively minor injuries. With the help of public-spirited residents, the couple was removed from the vehicle.

Dead: Afridi Rahaman, 21

They were both taken to the Bath Regional Hospital. Rahaman was seen and examined by a doctor on duty and pronounce dead on arrival. His girlfriend was placed on observation and was subsequently discharged after being treated for her injuries.

At her home on Monday, Rahaman’s mother, Waheeda Rahaman told reporters that she had attended a wake on Sunday evening after her son left with his girlfriend to go for a drive and to purchase Church’s chicken. She said that he asked her several times to accompany him, but she would turn down the offer as she opted to go to the wake instead.

“I went wake house and I left and come home. My opposite neighbor come over and tell me ‘Aunty, yuh hear Afridi get accident?’ I tell her no. Then I call a taxi and went to the accident place but they already left and gone with him to the hospital. When I went to the hospital, I see him in a stretcher. I can’t believe that is my son lie down there. That is my only son,” she expressed in tears.

She said she observed blood on his head. Her daughter-in-law related to her that he encountered difficulty with the steering, which might have prompted the vehicle to topple.

As she was ready to leave the wake, she tried numerous times to make contact with the couple, but to no avail. The final detail communicated to her from them was that they were at the New Amsterdam’s Church’s branch, after the Rosignol branch was already closed.

“I average a time when they would finish, to tell them come pick me up to come home. I keep calling their phone. I call he phone, I call her phone, all two of them phone turn off. I got no response. I make many calls to them. I got worried.”

Afridi was the lone male among her four children. He was a mechanic for approximately six years. His mother shared that plans were being put together for his and Brijemal’s wedding that had been scheduled for December.

His sister told Kaieteur News that the family’s pain is compounded by the fact that persons are peddling inaccuracies surrounding her brother’s accident. She sought to dispel the idea that her brother was drunk-driving and speeding.

“My brother, he wasn’t drinking. He was very well sober. I saw some comments on Facebook and it was very disturbing. My brother wasn’t speeding. There were persons that were behind him, they said that he wasn’t speeding. We really don’t know what happened but he wasn’t speeding.”

His mother reinforced that position by stating that her son never consumed alcohol.

Meanwhile, they disclosed that his girlfriend was hit to her stomach and back, and has some bruises on her hand. She had no internal injuries, but was placed on moderate medication.

According to the family, she too confirmed that Rahaman was not speeding.

Source: Kaieteur News

(Kaieteur News) – A 44-year-old miner is now in custody after police, acting on information, intercepted the motor vehicle, which he was driving and discovered 36 pounds of suspected cocaine concealed in frozen fish.

The frozen fish and the parcels of suspected cocaine that were discovered.

In a press statement, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) reported that the intelligence operation was conducted on Sunday September 27, 2026, at Richmondville, Providence, East Bank Demerara, when ranks intercepted a motor vehicle driven by the miner, who was the sole occupant.

A search of the vehicle was conducted, and ranks found two bags containing frozen fish in the trunk. An examination of the fish revealed several parcels containing a white powdery substance suspected to be cocaine concealed inside the fish.

A total of 15 parcels containing the suspected cocaine were recovered from the frozen fish.

The miner was arrested and taken to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) headquarters along with the suspected narcotics and motor vehicle. The suspect remains in custody as the investigation continues.

Source: Kaieteur News

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:

Police are investigating the discovery of a Glock 19 pistol and 13 matching live rounds of ammunition, which were found on Monday September 28, 2026 about 23:30hrs in the vicinity of Robb and Bourda Streets, Bourda, Georgetown.

Preliminary investigations revealed that Police ranks were conducting a mobile patrol along Robb Street when they heard a loud explosion suspected to be a gunshot and observed a small gathering of persons in the vicinity of Robb and Bourda Streets.

As the ranks approached, they observed a male running south along Bourda Street. The ranks pursued and apprehended him.

A search was conducted, during which a Glock 19 pistol and 13 matching live rounds of ammunition were found in his possession.

The suspect, an 18-year-old of Samaroo Dam, Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara, was arrested and remains in Police custody as investigations continue.

Source: INews Guyana

(Kaieteur News) – Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd, a Chinese-state owned mining giant operating in Guyana, through its subsidiary AGM Inc. has reported earnings of US$334 million from its Aurora Gold Mine in Guyana for the first half of 2026.

The information is disclosed in the recently published 2026 Interim Report on Zijin’s global gold operation. Zijin said in the first half of 2026 it benefitted from high gold prices, contribution of newly acquired assets and further operating improvements of mature mines. The company also stated that mined gold production rose by 44% year-on-year to approximately 27.3 tonnes and revenue increased by 100% and revenue increasing by 100% compared to the same period in 2025 to US$3.987 billion.

Snippet of Zijin’s 2026 Interim Report on earnings from Aurora Gold Mine.

As it relates to AGM, Zijin said during the first half of 2026 AGM’s revenue from the Guyana project reached US$334 million. This publication reported from Zijin’s interim half-year 2025 report, that operating income for the first half of 2025 was RMB1.47893 billion (over US$200 million) from the Aurora Gold Mine.

AGM Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Zijin, operates the Aurora Gold Mine, which is located in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni).

In the 2026 report, Zijin stated that the Aurora Gold Mine was among four projects that all increased production year-on-year. The company further reported that the Aurora Gold Mine mined gold production for the first six months of 2026 is 2.2 tonnes an increase from the 2.0 tonnes reported for the same period in 2025 – representing a year-on-year increase of 10%.

Moreover, during the reporting period, Zijin said geological exploration activities completed 11,000 metres of drilling at the Aurora Gold Mines.

It further disclosed that production exploration activities at the Guyana project is focused on open-pit mining, processing and refining operations and continued efforts to strengthen grade control and ore blending management with 10,000 metres of in-pit drilling completed.

Aurora Gold Mine – 2023 photo

During the first half of 2026, Zijin reported that five underground drilling rigs operated steadily at the Aurora Gold Mine. As it relates to project operation and production Zijin stated, “The mine reduced costs and improved recovery rate through measures such as pit backfilling, underground waste-rock backfilling, optimisation of blasting materials, gravity separation and carbon fines recovery.”

It further stated that the photovoltaic and power storage systems have commenced, reducing reliance on diesel generated power and effectively lowering production costs.

AGM is currently Guyana’s lone large-scale gold operator.

Zijin’s foothold in Guyana’s mining landscape was solidified in August 2020 when they acquired the largest gold mines operation in the country from Canadian-owned AGM for a sum of US$238 million.  The mine holds estimated reserves close to 184 tonnes of gold or approximately six million ounces of gold.  AGM’s mining and processing methods includes open-pit mining, underground mining, gravity separation and cyanide leaching.

In April, Zijin published its 2025 Annual Report on its global operation which revealed that its operating income from the Aurora Gold Mine last year was 3.68651 RMB billion (US$ 549.1 million). That report also stated that the Guyana mine produced approximately 4.5 tonnes of gold, representing an 11% increase from 4.1 tonnes in 2024.

Source: Kaieteur News

…as gas price soars at the pump

By Davina Bagot

(Kaieteur News) – Guyana has cemented its position as the world’s fastest-growing economy, driven by its rapidly expanding oil sector. But despite pumping close to one million barrels of crude per day, structural bottlenecks are preventing this windfall from shielding its domestic market against stubborn inflation, driven by soaring fuel prices.

To address the situation the country currently finds itself in, an international energy analyst has suggested that Guyana explore an initiative that involves swapping its sweet light crude in exchange for refined fuels that can cushion the high prices burdening citizens in the oil rich nation.

Over the weekend, it was reported that the Guyana Oil Company Limited (GUYOIL) hiked fuel prices by 13%, taking the price of gasoline to $258 and diesel prices to $318 per litre.

Fuel prices have increased significantly across the country

In the absence of a refinery, Guyana imports expensive refined fuels to power its grid and economy, leaving working-class citizens to shoulder escalating costs of living, high freight rates, and frequent power outages managed by the state utility, Guyana Power and Light (GPL).

The struggle underscores a critical challenge for emerging petrostates: translating export revenues into domestic energy security amid a volatile geopolitical landscape.

The urgency for a localised solution has been magnified by a deepening global energy crisis, with Middle East conflicts disrupting tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and targeted Ukrainian drone strikes crippling Russian refining infrastructure throughout 2025 and 2026. The situation has caused global diesel supplies to fall and instead of buffering itself against this volatility, Guyana operates almost entirely on the spot market for its refined fuel imports.

In an interview with this newspaper, the energy analyst pointed out that the country lacks a multi-month Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR)—a standard macroeconomic tool used by sovereign nations to stabilise prices.

“During an international supply shock, a government can release state-owned, stockpiled fuel from an SPR to artificially lower local pump prices and maintain market liquidity,” the analyst said, requesting to be unnamed.

The analyst noted that this physical buffer hurts the working class, who are forced to absorb imported inflation while the same volatility guarantees high returns for private fuel importers.

To this end, the source suggested, “One heavily debated strategy is the implementation of a crude-to-distillate swap arrangement, paired with the creation of a Strategic Fuel Reserve. Under a swap agreement, a producing nation leverages its share of equity crude—in Guyana’s case, its profit oil allocations—directly exchanging it with global trading houses or refiners for equivalent volumes of refined products like diesel and Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO).”

It was explained that the model is designed to bypass the international spot market entirely.

“When structured transparently, swaps eliminate heavy logistics markups, mitigate currency exchange pressures, and secure a predictable supply of distillates to keep vital assets like Karpowerships and GuySuCo mills operational,” the analyst said.

Further, the sources suggested that if Guyana were to stockpile swapped distillates in a domestic Strategic Fuel Reserve, the economic ripple effects would be substantial.

“By subsidising or stabilising the price of diesel at the pump using its own resource equity, the government could immediately lower operational costs for domestic manufacturers and slash transportation freight rates.”

Lowering the cost of transporting agricultural produce could help cool food inflation and offer tangible relief to consumers.

Economists frequently warn of the “Dutch Disease”—where an influx of foreign oil capital drives up local currency and prices, hollows out other sectors, and leaves the population struggling to afford everyday necessities.

While Guyana’s GDP figures continue to draw recognition from global financial institutions, market watchers stress that without bridging the gap between offshore production and onshore energy costs-whether through finalised infrastructure or strategic swap mechanisms-the domestic economy will remain acutely vulnerable to the very global price shocks its oil exports help to supply.

Source: Kaieteur News

(Kaieteur News) – ExxonMobil Holdings Corporation in a Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) recently said it paid a whopping US$1.1B in taxes to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) in 2025 as part of its massive ongoing petroleum activities in the country.

The company is now producing about 900,000 barrels of oil per day in the Stabroek Block from four projects – the Liza One, Liza Two, Payara and Yellowtail.

However, the company does not pay taxes to the State as it claimed in the SEC filing. In accordance with the 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA), ExxonMobil does not pay taxes to the GoG. In fact, the sweetheart deal Exxon signed states in Article 15.1 that the contractor (ExxonMobil Guyana Limited) as well as its affiliates shall not be subjected to tax, value-added tax, excise tax, duty, fee, charge, or impost in respect of income derived from petroleum operations, property held or transactions except as specified under the agreement.

Further, Article 15.4 states that the sum equivalent to the taxes owed by the company will be paid by the minister responsible for Petroleum to the Commissioner General of the GRA. The contract also allows for the issuing of a receipt to ExxonMobil, indicating that it has met the local tax requirements to avoid the burden of double taxation.

In the report highlighting payments to governments where it operates, Exxon said it paid US$1,100,431,000 to the GRA in 2025.

It also highlighted other payments to the Government of Guyana (GoG), including its production entitlement and royalties which were approximately US$1.1B and US$331M respectively.

Additionally, the company said US$5.8M in fees was paid to the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD).

A US$1M payment to the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport as well as another US$1.1M was documented for the University of Guyana under ‘payments for infrastructure improvements’.

Overall, the company said US$2.5B was paid to Guyana in 2025.

Previously, the former Executive Director the EPA, Dr. Vincent Adams raised concerns over the arrangement which caught the attention of U.S Senators.

“The big issue is that of course it’s not about Guyana, it’s about what they believe to be a loophole that Exxon, even beyond the loophole is very questionable as to whether this is legal or not as to when they submit a certificate that they did not incur expenses for Exxon,” he said.

The former EPA boss noted that it is Guyana’s government that is responsible for paying taxes on behalf of Exxon. The company then presents that receipt to the US government to claim tax credits which amount to billions of US dollars.

“What the senators are saying this here is robbing the taxpayers of the United States of America,” Dr. Adams added.

In September 2025, Kaieteur News reported that three US Senators wrote to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ExxonMobil, Darren Woods about the company’s tax arrangements in Guyana.

In a statement issued to the media, it was explained that U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse, Chris Van Hollen and Jeff Merkley sent a letter on Tuesday to ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods requesting information on the company’s accounting of its U.S. tax liability as a result of the 2016 Stabroek Block Petroleum Agreement.

“The letter raises questions about whether American taxpayers are subsidising ExxonMobil’s foreign oil production in Guyana, which the company carries out in partnership with a Chinese state-owned company,” the statement said.

It was explained that current U.S. tax rules offer a loophole for big multinational oil companies drilling in a foreign country to shrink their tax bills. “Closing this loophole would save American taxpayers an estimated $71.5 billion over ten years,” U.S officials have said. The senators noted, “We are concerned about the possibility that American taxpayers may be subsidising ExxonMobil’s foreign oil production, which they do in partnership with a Chinese state-owned company”.

The trio made it clear that payments to a foreign government are not taxes and cannot qualify for tax credit.

“Payments to a foreign government in exchange for an economic benefit [such as the right to extract oil and gas] are not considered taxes at all and thus cannot qualify for a U.S. foreign tax credit. However special rules allow ‘dual capacity’ taxpayers to divide up such payments into creditable taxes and non-creditable payments.

Since then, there has been no update on the issue.

Source: Kaieteur News

(Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) Enforcement Team on Monday suspended the operations of a shop at Tamakay Landing in the Mazaruni Mining District after it was found trading gold without the required approvals and licences.

According to the Ministry of Natural Resources, the enforcement team, during an inspection on September 28, seized a quantity of gold, equipment and cash from the establishment.

The gold, equipment and cash that were seized by the GGMC.

Two persons were also detained by the Guyana Police Force as investigations continue.

The ministry said the action forms part of its ongoing crackdown on illegal mining and related activities, with monitoring and enforcement operations continuing across the country’s mining districts.

It urged all stakeholders in the mining sector to ensure that their operations comply with the relevant laws, regulations and licensing requirements.

The ministry said enforcement efforts will continue as authorities move to curb illegal activities within the sector.

Source: Kaieteur News

(Kaieteur News) – Antigua and Barbuda has broken with several Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries by backing Ecuadorian diplomat María Fernanda Espinosa for the post of United Nations Secretary-General, while regional governments continue to rally behind Guyana’s candidate, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett.

Addressing world leaders during the UN General Assembly in New York, Antigua and Barbuda’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Walton Alfonso Webson, announced his country’s support for Espinosa, a former Ecuadorian Foreign Minister and linguist.

The decision came as several CARICOM leaders publicly endorsed Rodrigues-Birkett, Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the UN and the Caribbean Community’s candidate for the top UN post. Rodrigues-Birkett is the first Guyanese and Caribbean national to be nominated for the position.

Ambassador to the United Nations, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett

Explaining Antigua and Barbuda’s position, Webson said the next Secretary-General would inherit a UN confronted by wars and conflicts, deep geopolitical divisions, financial constraints, the climate crisis and declining public trust. “The choice before us is about more than selecting an individual,” Webson said. “It is about the future direction of this Organization.”

He said Antigua and Barbuda had therefore nominated Espinosa, whom he described as a credible bridge-builder capable of restoring confidence in multilateralism at a time of global fragmentation. Webson also called for the UN80 reform process to be judged by whether the organisation ultimately serves people better.

For Small Island Developing States (SIDS), he said, this includes protecting the development pillar, implementing the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for SIDS and ensuring that international support reaches vulnerable communities. He warned that trade disputes, tariffs and economic fragmentation were increasing the cost of food, transportation and development, with small states often bearing the consequences of disputes they did not create.

Webson urged major economies to rely on dialogue, cooperation and fairness in managing international finance. “A hurricane does not check GDP [gross domestic product] before destroying a school. A rising sea does not consult income classifications before entering a home or village,” he said.

He argued that the Multidimensional Vulnerability Index was therefore important because it provides a measure of the structural vulnerabilities of small states that GDP alone cannot capture. Recalling that the international community had gathered in Antigua and Barbuda two years ago to adopt a 10-year framework for sustainable development and resilience, Webson said the focus must now shift to implementation. “Now comes the real hard work — implementation,” he said, stressing the need for SIDS to move from vulnerability to resilience.

CARICOM backs Guyana

Meanwhile, CARICOM countries are continuing to reaffirm their support for Rodrigues-Birkett. CARICOM Heads of Government formally endorsed the Guyanese diplomat in July, following Guyana’s nomination of her for the post. Rodrigues-Birkett currently serves as Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the UN and previously served as Foreign Minister.

During the General Debate, St Kitts and Nevis Deputy Prime Minister Geoffrey Hanley publicly endorsed her candidacy. “Saint Kitts and Nevis proudly joins CARICOM in endorsing Her Excellency Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett of Guyana for the office of the United Nations Secretary-General,” Hanley said.

He highlighted her understanding of the challenges confronting developing countries and the significance of her candidacy as an Indigenous woman from a small developing state. Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley also voiced support for Rodrigues-Birkett, saying the Guyanese diplomat possessed the experience and understanding needed to serve the entire UN membership.

“At a moment when the international community is being called upon to renew its faith in multilateralism, we believe that Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett brings to this task the experience, the skills and the understanding to serve the entire membership of this organisation,” Mottley said.

Saint Lucia Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre likewise endorsed Rodrigues-Birkett while discussing the leadership of outgoing Secretary-General António Guterres. “Saint Lucia wishes to express its endorsement of the candidate of the Republic of Guyana, Miss Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, for the post of Secretary-General,” Pierre said. He cited her record of public and international service and said Saint Lucia would work with like-minded countries to advance reforms within the United Nations. The Bahamas and St Vincent and the Grenadines have also backed Rodrigues-Birkett, in keeping with CARICOM’s collective endorsement.

The competing endorsements highlight a split within the Caribbean over the emerging candidates for the UN’s top diplomatic post. The selection process is being closely watched as Guterres prepares to leave office. Rodrigues-Birkett is among the candidates seeking to succeed him and, if selected, would become the first Caribbean national to serve as UN Secretary-General. There have also been reports that the United States could oppose her candidacy over Guyana’s position on the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Source: Kaieteur News

(Kaieteur News) – Aviation regulators, accident investigators and industry leaders from nearly 60 countries will gather in Georgetown tomorrow for the ICAO/EASA Third Global Regional Safety Oversight Organisations (RSOO) and Regional Accident and Incident Investigation Organisations (RAIO) Forum for Aviation Safety.

This is the first global aviation event of its kind hosted in Guyana. President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali will deliver the keynote address at the two-day forum, which opens on Tuesday at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC).

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) are jointly organising the event, and the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is hosting it under the theme “Optimising Resources through Coordination and Cooperation. Minister of Public Utilities and Aviation Deodat Indar said the forum is a chance to showcase the country on the world stage.

“We want to make sure that we sell the brand Guyana, and we want to make sure that our people are fully in tune with what is happening, legally, operationally, in the aviation sector across the globe,” the minister said.

The forum will look at how countries can pool their expertise and resources to strengthen safety oversight and accident investigation. This matters most for states that cannot sustain every specialised capability on their own. Day one will focus on the benefits of regional cooperation and how states can delegate specialised functions while still meeting their international obligations. Day two will turn to workforce development, sustainable financing, partnerships with industry, and harmonised regulatory frameworks.

Speakers include representatives of ICAO, EASA, and civil aviation authorities and regional bodies from Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, the Pacific, the Middle East and the Americas. Industry voices from Airbus, American Airlines and LIAT Air will also take part. Guyana hosts the forum as its aviation sector expands rapidly. The number of airlines serving the country has grown from four in 2020 to 16 today. Signed Air Services Agreements have risen from 13 to 27 over the same period.

Source: Kaieteur News