jonestown guyana 30 years later
Jonestown, Guyana, in 2008.
  • Estimates that Guyana's economy will grow between 25% to 30% are "very conservative," Guyana's president said.
  • Oil production continues to boom, heading towards of 1.2 million barrels a day.
  • "There is absolutely no slowing down," the president added, despite tension with Venezuela.

Guyana's economy is booming along with oil production, but even some lofty GDP growth estimates aren't high enough, according to President Irfaan Ali.