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Tale of Two Rain-Forests: Why Guyana Is Far Ahead of Suriname in the Global Carbon Market

August 6, 2026

eyesonguyana Amsterdam, August 6, 2026 – Guyana is unequivocally ahead of Suriname in selling sovereign carbon credits under international frameworks like Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. Although both neighboring South American nations sit atop the dense, biodiverse Guiana Shield—ranking among the most heavily forested, carbon-negative jurisdictions on Earth—their strategies over the last decade have…
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The New Energy Titans: How Guyana and Suriname Are Reshaping the Global Offshore Map

July 29, 2026

eyesonguyana A Rising Tide in South America Far beneath the turquoise waters of the Atlantic, a seismic shift is underway. For decades, the energy map of the Americas was dominated by familiar heavyweights. Today, the spotlight has swung decisively toward the northern coast of South America, where Guyana and Suriname are rapidly emerging as the…
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How Guyana Turned Oil Into Opportunity

How Guyana Turned Oil Into Opportunity

July 28, 2026

And the One Advantage Suriname Doesn’t Have Two neighbors, one offshore basin, two very different starting points. Guyana got a five-year head start and a language advantage. Here’s what it actually did with them — and what’s left for Suriname to copy. eyesonguyana Amsterdam, July 28, 2026 – Guyana and Suriname share more than a…
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Guyana Rice

The Smallest Giant

July 4, 2026

How Guyana Became the Only Country on Earth That Can Feed Itself eyesonguyana Population: under a million. Land mostly untouched forest. GDP long overshadowed by sugar, gold, and now oil. And yet, according to a landmark 2025 study in the journal Nature Food, Guyana has quietly pulled off something no other nation on the planet…
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Abelardo de la Espriella

A New Tiger in the Andes

June 23, 2026

What Colombia’s Rightward Turn Means for Guyana eyesonguyana On June 21, Colombians did something the country hasn’t done in generations: they handed the presidency to a hard-right outsider by the narrowest of margins. Abelardo de la Espriella — a criminal defense lawyer turned political phenomenon who calls himself “El Tigre” and was openly endorsed by…
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The New South American Power Couple

May 17, 2026

How Guyana-Brazil Trade Surged 1,600% eyesonguyana In 2020, trade between Guyana and Brazil was US$58 million. In 2026, it hit US$1 billion. Brazil’s Ambassador to Guyana, Maria Cristina de Castro Martins, confirmed the figure ahead of a high-level business forum hosted by the World Trade Centre Georgetown. Crude oil accounts for roughly 98 per cent…
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Plastic Guyana

Turning the Tide

April 30, 2026

Why Guyana’s Plastic Crisis Is a Foreign Investor’s Greenfield Opportunity By the time Guyana’s oil economy reaches full stride, the country faces a paradox: becoming one of South America’s fastest-growing economies while simultaneously drowning in its own waste. For the shrewd foreign investor, that contradiction is not a problem — it is a business model.…
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Plastic Recycling Alana

🌿 Alana’s Fight for a Plastic-Free Guyana

April 30, 2026

eyesonguyana In the bustling streets of Georgetown, Guyana, where plastic bags and bottles often litter the sidewalks, one woman dared to imagine a different future. Alana Bunbury-Walton dreamed of a country where sustainability wasn’t just a buzzword, but a way of life. Her vision took shape in JARS Zero Waste Store, Guyana’s first zero-waste shop.…
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Guyana Suriname comparison optimized

Two Countries, One Basin, Two Futures

April 19, 2026

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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Strait of Hormuz

The Black Gold Rush Next Door

April 14, 2026

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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