2025 in Guyana
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Events
February
- 17 February – Six soldiers are injured in an attack by an armed men operating from the Venezuelan side of the border along the Cuyuni River.[1]
March
- 1 March – President Irfaan Ali accuses the Venezuelan Navy of entering its territorial waters and harassing an offshore unit of ExxonMobil.[2]
April
- 28 April – Riots break out in Georgetown following the death of an 11-year-old girl, Adrianna Younge, who drowned at a resort. Younge's family claims that she was abducted from the resort and sacrificed as part of a ritual. Police kill two men suspected of looting during the unrest.[3]
- 29 April – A curfew is imposed in Georgetown in response to the previous day's riots.[3]
May
- 1 May – The International Court of Justice orders Venezuela to stop holding elections for officials to administer areas of Guyana that it claims as part of its territory.[4]
- 10 May – Former General Secretary of the People's National Congress Reform, Amna Ally, dies at the age of 69.[5]
- 15 May – The Guyana Defence Force says its soldiers were attacked on three separate occasions by armed men in civilian clothing during patrols on the Cuyuni River in territory claimed by Venezuela.[6]
September
- 1 September – 2025 Guyanese general election: Irfaan Ali is reelected to a second term as president.[7]
- 7 September – Irfaan Ali is inaugurated for a second term as president.[8]
October
- 26 October – One person is killed in a bomb attack on a gas station in Georgetown.[9]
- 31 October – We Invest in Nationhood leader Azruddin Mohamed is arrested following an extradition request by the United States on multiple criminal charges.[10]
Holidays
Source:[11]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 23 – 24 February – Republic Day
- 14 March – Holi
- 18 April – Good Friday
- 21 April - Easter Monday
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 5 May – Arrival Day
- 26 May – Independence Day
- 7 June – Eid al-Adha
- 1 July – CARICOM Day
- 5 September – Youman-Nabi
- 1 August – Emancipation Day
- 20 October – Diwali
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
