2 February – TheNational Assembly approves the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for Fiscal Year 2024.[1]
6 February –ExxonMobil raises Guyana's oil production to 645,000bpd; three platforms exceed capacity, and future projects get projected to boost output to over 1.2 million bpd by 2027.[2]
1 September – Authorities announce the seizure of over 3,600 kilograms ofcocaine 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 MinisterJuan Edghill announces that the completion of the US$260 millionDemerara 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 adefamation suit against her.[6]
19 December – Venezuelan Ambassador Carlos Amador Pérez Silva meets Guyana’s Foreign Affairs MinisterHugh Todd after being invited to discuss the construction of a bridge linking Venezuela’s mainland to a military base onAnkoko Island.[9]
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