Why Suriname can’t take off eyesonguyana They share a border, a coastline, a geology, and a dream. Both Guyana and Suriname sit perched on the northern rim of South America, two small, sparsely populated nations that for most of their post-colonial histories ranked among the poorest on the continent. Then the offshore drilling rigs arrived,…
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How Guyana Could Be the Biggest Winner of the Strait of Hormuz Crisis eyesonguyana Amsterdam, April 14, 2026– While the world holds its breath watching U.S. Navy destroyers patrol the choke point that carries a fifth of the planet’s oil, a small South American nation tucked between Venezuela and Brazil is quietly sitting on one…
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How Guyana Is Spending Its Oil Windfall on Innovation A nation of fewer than a million people is quietly positioning itself as South America’s AI capital. Here’s how it’s doing it — and what its neighbor next door could learn. eyesonguyana In 2019, Guyana struck oil. Not a little oil — an extraordinary gusher of…
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A Small Nation’s Giant Moment SHIELD OF THE AMERICAS · PART II Guyana, the Shield of the Americas, and the New Geopolitics of Oil at the Edge of the World GEORGETOWN, GUYANA | MARCH 2026 For most of its 58 years as an independent nation, Guyana occupied a curious position in the global imagination —…
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Why a Guyana-Venezuela Alliance is the World’s Next Energy Superpower eyesonguyana The transition in Caracas hasn’t just silenced the drums of war in the Essequibo; it has opened the door to a “Power Couple” dynamic that could rewrite the global energy map. If Secretary Marco Rubio’s vision of a self-funded Venezuela comes to pass, the…
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Why Guyana’s ‘Sweet’ Advantage Still Troubles Venezuela’s Heavy Recovery eyesonguyana While Marco Rubio’s plan to unlock Venezuela’s 300 billion barrels of oil could flood the market, Guyana isn’t waving the white flag just yet. In the world of energy, volume is a headline, but quality is the bottom line. As Venezuela begins its long walk…
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Why Venezuela’s Rise is Guyana’s Ultimate Security Win—and Toughest Economic Test eyesonguyana The removal of the previous regime in Caracas has done more than just shift the internal politics of Venezuela; it has sent shockwaves across the border into Georgetown. For the Republic of Guyana, the “Black Gold” revolution in Venezuela is a double-edged sword…
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Rubio Proclaims the End of the ‘Stolen Oil’ Era and the Rebirth of a Latin Titan eyesonguyana The halls of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have seen their share of geopolitical theater, but few moments in the opening weeks of 2026 have carried the weight of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s latest testimony. For a…
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Guyana’s Oil Fortune and Venezuela’s Fury in Trump’s Crosshairs eyesonguyana Donald Trump’s escalating campaign against Venezuelan drug cartels could reshape the geopolitical chessboard of northern South America, with Guyana standing at the crossroads of opportunity and risk. The combination of U.S. military pressure on Venezuela and Guyana’s booming oil discoveries in the disputed Essequibo region…
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And Namibia Now Looks to Guyana eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, July 14th 2025– When East Timor became independent in 2002, it faced a major challenge: how to manage its vast offshore oil and gas reserves without falling into the familiar traps of corruption, waste, and inequality. The country’s leaders made an unusual move. Instead of turning to former…
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