2 February – The National Assembly approves the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for Fiscal Year 2024.[1]
6 February – ExxonMobil raises Guyana's oil production to 645,000 bpd; three platforms exceed capacity, and future projects get projected to boost output to over 1.2 million bpd by 2027.[2]
March
21 March – Venezuela approves the creation of the new state Guayana Esequiba in the disputed Esequibo region; Guyana rejects the move.[3]
1 September – Authorities announce the seizure of over 3,600 kilograms of cocaine worth $200 million in a jungle in the northwestern part of the country near the border with Venezuela, the largest cocaine seizure in the country's recent history.[7]
20 September – Public Works Minister Juan Edghill announces that the completion of the US$260 million Demerara River Bridge is delayed to 31 March 2025.[8]
U.S.-based activist Melissa Atwell accuses the Guyanese government of harassment after police raid her relatives’ home. The Attorney General files a defamation suit against her.[6]
December
19 December – Venezuelan Ambassador Carlos Amador Pérez Silva meets Guyana’s Foreign Affairs Minister Hugh Todd after being invited to discuss the construction of a bridge linking Venezuela’s mainland to a military base on Ankoko Island.[9]
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