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GDFS SHAHOUD COMPLETES HISTORIC PORT CALL TO FRENCH GUIANA

The Guyana Defence Force Ship (GDFS) SHAHOUD has returned home following a successful seven-day Port Call to the naval base at Dégrad des Cannes, French Guiana , marking the first-ever visit by a Guyanese naval

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CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF MEETS WITH U.S. DELEGATION

Chief of Defence Staff, Brigadier Omar Khan, MSS, recently met with a visiting delegation from the United States of America at Base Camp Ayanganna. The delegation included Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for the Western

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COAST GUARD RESPONDS TO SINKING BARGE IN DEMERARA RIVER

The Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard, earlier this morning, responded promptly to a distress call regarding the tug Captain Chad Michael and its attached barge, which were reportedly sinking mid-channel in the Demerara Harbour approach.

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FRENCH NAVAL VESSEL MAKES OFFICIAL PORT CALL TO GUYANA

The French naval vessel FS LA CONFIANCE sailed into Georgetown’s harbour early this morning, marking the start of a three-day official port call aimed at strengthening bilateral relations between Guyana and France. The vessel’s arrival

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GDF COAST GUARD HOSTS MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY SEMINAR TO STRENGTHEN INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION

The Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard (GDF CG) has launched a two-day Maritime Safety and Security Seminar, bringing together key national agencies in a bid to enhance interagency cooperation and coordination. Held at the Headquarters

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GDFS ESSEQUIBO DECOMMISSIONED AFTER TWO DECADES OF PROUD SERVICE

“The GDFS Essequibo stood proudly as the flagship of the Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard for more than two decades, a true symbol of national power and maritime pride,” declared Chief of Defence Staff, Brigadier

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GDF COAST GUARD RESCUES FOUR FISHERMEN AFTER TRAWLER SINKS

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guard today successfully executed a comprehensive Search and Rescue (SAR) operation, rescuing four crew members from the fishing trawler ‘SEA NIGHT’, after the vessel sank at approximately 20:00 hours

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TWENTY-ONE COMPLETE GDF COAST GUARD OUTBOARD OPERATOR AND MAINTENANCE COURSE

A total of twenty-one participants, including soldiers from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), three officers of the Guyana Police Force, and two representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), have successfully completed the GDF Coast

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GDF PERSONNEL RETURN FROM EXERCISE TRADEWINDS 2025

Ranks of the Guyana Defence Force have returned home following their successful participation in Exercise Tradewinds 2025, a regional, multi-national training exercise focused on enhancing security cooperation, disaster response, and operational readiness among partner nations.

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