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With 215,000 square kilometres (83,000 sq mi), Guyana is the fourth-smallest country on mainland South America after Uruguay, Suriname and French Guiana. The main economic activities in Guyana are agriculture (production of rice and Demerara sugar ), bauxite mining, gold mining, timber, shrimp fishing and minerals.
Countries with diplomatic missions in Guyana. This is a list of diplomatic missions in Guyana. There are currently 20 embassies/high commissions in Georgetown. Several other countries have ambassadors accredited to Guyana on a non-resident basis. This listing excludes honorary consulates.
The Prime Minister of Guyana serves as the First Vice President and acts as the constitutional successor for the President of Guyana in case of a vacancy. [1] Historically, other members of the cabinet have also been appointed as Vice Presidents, who can perform the functions of the President . [ 2 ]
NCN is the descendant of two of Guyana's first radio services: Radio Demerara, which was founded in 1951, and British Guiana Broadcasting Service (BGBS), which was founded in December 1958. The former was a British-owned company, and its licence required the station to broadcast BBC material for 21 hours a week, and programmes provided by the ...
Source: [2] 1 January – New Year's Day 23 February – Republic Day 25 March – Holi 29 March – Good Friday 1 April - Easter Monday 1 May – Labour Day 5 May – Arrival Day
There is a right of appeal from the Supreme Court to the Guyana Court of Appeal, which was established in 1966 and consists of the Chancellor as President of the Court assisted by the Chief Justice and several Justices of Appeal. Since 1966 the Chancellor has thus been the head of the Judiciary in Guyana.
Luigi Mangione was charged with four federal crimes Thursday in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The federal charges are significant because they open the possibility of him ...
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS), an oversight body within the Business Ministry, held its second biennial National Quality Awards (NQA) ceremony on 17 October 2019. [40] The accreditations were for the level of compliance with criteria established by the ISO concerning management, safety, and environmental standards. [ 40 ]