…speeding accounts for 75% of fatal crashes – Home Affairs PS

A higher number of road deaths has been recorded in Guyana during the first 170 days of 2026 when compared to the same period last year. Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Home Affairs Ministry Andre Ally disclosed this during the Guyana National Road Safety Stakeholders Consultation on Friday.

“Between 2020 and 2025, Guyana experienced significant fluctuations in road fatalities. Deaths reached a peak of 175 in 2023. While fatalities declined to 132 in 2024 and 2025, we must not mistake that decline for victory. One preventable death is one too many. For the first 170 days of this year, 2026, when compared to the same period in 2025, fatal accidents increased from 54 to 56 and the number of deaths increased from 58 to 62.” He cautioned that Guyana’s road safety challenge must also be understood within a global context.