Guyana

King Charles III arrived in the Bahamas on 27 Oct to start a nine‑day Caribbean tour, with public schools on New Providence closed for the visit. He met Governor‑General Dame Cynthia A. Pratt and Prime Minister Philip Davis, and later said the nation’s culture emerged from darkness, urging acknowledgment of historic injustices. Protesters in Nassau displayed signs demanding payment for Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade. The British government and Buckingham Palace have reiterated that neither a formal apology nor financial reparations will be offered, leaving regional leaders to press for action.

Archaeologist Renzo Duin has spent more than two decades documenting dense archaeological landscapes hidden under Suriname's forest canopy. Speaking to Mongabay, Duin described pottery fragments and a ditch-enclosed site he found in what his team perceived as pristine rainforest, during a 2004 expedition into the mountainous tri-border area shared by Brazil, Suriname and Guyana. Experts cited by Mongabay say the country pledged to permanently protect 90% of its forests, yet they warn that neglecting Indigenous stewardship history leaves the ecosystem exposed to ongoing illegal deforestation. Illegal gold mining, Mongabay reports, pollutes Suriname's rivers with mercury and cyanide.