Guyana: Meet the Candidates 2025
By
Rich Brown
President Irfaan Ali is favored to win reelection in the September 1 general elections.
In the September 1 general elections, Guyanese voters will elect a president, vice president, and all 65 seats in the National Assembly. At stake is oversight of the country’s oil boom, which continues to gain momentum. U.S. firms Exxon and Chevron and Chinese conglomerate CNOOC increased Guyana’s total installed capacity to about 900,000 barrels per day in early August, a sizable boost from close to 650,000 barrels of oil a day at the beginning of the year. The country is projected to expand its oil production output to 1.3 million...
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