Guyana | Euronews RSS http://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:39:50 +0200 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:39:50 +0200 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png Guyana | Euronews RSS http://www.euronews.com Passenger ferry carrying 116 passengers sinks off the coast of Guyana http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/19/passenger-ferry-carrying-116-people-sinks-off-the-coast-of-guyana http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/19/passenger-ferry-carrying-116-people-sinks-off-the-coast-of-guyana Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:53:26 +0200 A distress call by the MV Barima to the coast guard was made just after 11pm local time. The vessel is said to be equipped with 250 life jackets, two rigid life boats and six inflatable life crafts. Venezuela holds legislative and local elections amid opposition boycott calls http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/25/venezuela-holds-legislative-and-local-elections-amid-opposition-boycott-calls http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/25/venezuela-holds-legislative-and-local-elections-amid-opposition-boycott-calls Sun, 25 May 2025 15:18:48 +0200 Voters are heading to the polls to elect parliamentarians and local governors amid calls from the opposition to boycott the elections. The governor of the disputed Guayana Esequiba region is also up for election. Venezuela approves referendum claiming sovereignty of region in oil-rich Guyana http://www.euronews.com/2023/12/04/venezuela-approves-referendum-claiming-sovereignty-of-region-in-oil-rich-guyana http://www.euronews.com/2023/12/04/venezuela-approves-referendum-claiming-sovereignty-of-region-in-oil-rich-guyana Mon, 04 Dec 2023 10:57:52 +0100 Voters answered five questions about the future of the disputed land, including whether they support turning it into a Venezuelan state. Police in Guyana think fire that killed 19 girls was started deliberately http://www.euronews.com/2023/05/23/police-in-guyana-think-fire-that-killed-19-girls-was-started-deliberately http://www.euronews.com/2023/05/23/police-in-guyana-think-fire-that-killed-19-girls-was-started-deliberately Tue, 23 May 2023 10:00:53 +0200 Police in the South American country of Guyana think a fire that resulted in the deaths of 19 schoolgirls in a dormitory was started deliberately. WATCH: Guyana's cowboys showcase skills in rodeo http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/04/10/watch-guyanas-cowboys-showcase-skills-in-rodeo http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/04/10/watch-guyanas-cowboys-showcase-skills-in-rodeo Mon, 10 Apr 2023 12:02:04 +0200 Deafeningly loud country music came through the speakers as cowboys entered the arena to kickstart this year’s Rupununi Ranchers Rodeo in Lethem, southwest Guyana. Venezuelan indigenous facing difficult conditions http://www.euronews.com/video/2021/11/27/venezuelan-indigenous-facing-difficult-conditions http://www.euronews.com/video/2021/11/27/venezuelan-indigenous-facing-difficult-conditions Sat, 27 Nov 2021 16:45:57 +0100 Guyana is home to an estimated 24,500 refugees and migrants from Venezuela, including some 2,500 indigenous Warao. Some have settled in hard-to-reach areas near the Venezuelan border and others in or around the towns of Mabaruma and Port Kaituma.