📊 Weekly Progress Report: February 5-11, 2026

📊 Weekly Progress Report

Week of February 5-11, 2026

Tracking government achievements, project milestones, and development progress across Guyana.

🏛️ BUDGET 2026: Committee of Supply Progress

The Committee of Supply has been working through the $1.558 TRILLION budget all week. Here’s what got approved:

Non-Oil Investments: GO-Invest facilitated $157 billion in new non-oil projects in 2025, signalling growing economic diversification.

⛽ GAS-TO-ENERGY: 68% Complete

Prime Minister Phillips confirmed the Wales Gas-to-Energy project has reached 68% completion. Materials for the Natural Gas Liquids facility and 300MW power plant have been transported to site.

Impact when complete:

• Electricity costs drop from $0.22 to $0.11 per kWh
• 50% reduction in household and business bills
• Estimated savings of US$100 million annually
• Year-end 2026 completion target

President Ali toured Brazil’s Jaguatirica II gas plant in Roraima this week — a 141MW facility powering 70-80% of that state. He received the Order of Merit Fort São Joaquim, Brazil’s highest honour, for strengthening bilateral ties.

🏗️ INFRASTRUCTURE & DRAINAGE

Contractor Accountability: Agriculture Ministry blacklisted 30 delinquent contractors and referred them to the National Procurement Board. The ministry is shifting focus toward mobile and hydro-pump systems.

Pump Station Updates:

🏠 SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Amerindian Hostel: Minister Browne-Shadeek announced a $500M two-storey residential facility in Georgetown for indigenous citizens travelling for medical care and other services. Three potential locations identified. Supplements existing Princes Street residence.

Cash Grants: $72 billion approved for the $100K household cash grant programme.

♻️ ENVIRONMENT

Haags Bosch Recycling & Composting Centre: The Ministry of Local Government launched Guyana’s first Recycling and Composting Centre at the Haags Bosch Sanitary Landfill. Structured composting training sessions underway through this week.

🍬 AGRICULTURE

Sugar: GuySuCo targeting 100,000 tonnes production in 2026. Five-year strategic plan aims for profitability by 2030 through mechanisation and factory recapitalisation. Board of Industrial Training has trained hundreds of workers to operate heavy-duty machinery.

EU Partnership: COLEAD/NAREI completed a 6-day “Train the Trainers” workshop funded by the EU, modernising agricultural extension services and pest management practices.

🏟️ SPORTS & CULTURE

Bayroc National Stadium: Linden’s state-of-the-art track and field facility officially opened. Described as a catalyst for sports tourism, youth development, and regional events.

U-17 Football: Guyana’s Men’s Under-17 team beat Bermuda 1-0 in FIFA World Cup qualifying. Matthew Stewart scored the winner. Playing Suriname today in Group H.

🌎 INTERNATIONAL

Brazil Partnership: President Ali met with Roraima Governor Denarium to discuss investment opportunities. Joint border patrol discussions initiated.

Corruption Index: Guyana improved one position on Transparency International’s 2025 CPI, moving from 39 to 40 points, ranked 84th of 184 countries.

Tourism: Caribbean Tourism Organisation selected Guyana to host the flagship SOTIC conference in October 2026.

📈 WEEK’S SCORECARD

Progress Report tracks documented government achievements. For balanced coverage including criticism, see the Daily Brief. 🇬🇾