2026 in Guyana
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Events in the year 2026 in Guyana.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[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]
- 15 March – Stabroek News ceases publication after having been in operation since 1986.[3]
- 10 April – A Cessna Caravan crashes into a mountainside near the Brazilian border in Imbaimadai, leaving the pilot missing.[4]
- 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]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[7]
- 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)[8]
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.
- ^ "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.
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