Guyana and the Caribbean · 2026
Cybersecurity Development Report
Cybercrime law, data protection, national strategy and incident response across 15 countries, sourced from the OAS–IDB 2025 report, primary legal texts and later sources.
Countries Assessed
30
in the 2025 OAS–IDB report
Caribbean Profiles
15
laws, strategy and incident response
Maturity Dimensions
5
policy, culture, skills, legal, technology
Published
Dec 2025
OAS, IDB and Oxford GCSCC
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Spotlight
Guyana at a glance
Cybercrime law
In placeCybercrime Act 2018 (Act No. 16 of 2018); update under consultation p. 113
Data protection
In progressData Protection Act 2023 (Act No. 18 of 2023), reported not yet in force Parliament
National strategy
In placeNational Cybersecurity Policy Framework, 43 policies, launched by NDMA in 2024 p. 112
Incident response
In placeCIRT.GY, established 2013, now part of the NDMA under the Office of the Prime Minister p. 112
Regional snapshot
Where the region stands
Cybercrime law
12/15
1 more in progress
Data protection
9/15
3 more in progress
National strategy
5/15
3 more in progress
CSIRT
9/15
5 more in progress
Budapest Convention
2/15
2 more in progress
Counts of countries with the item reported in place, from the OAS–IDB 2025 report chapters and later sources. See the tracker for each entry and its page reference.
How it works
Sourced
Every entry cites a page of the OAS–IDB report or a primary legal text.
Checkable
Page numbers and links let you verify each claim in seconds.
Dated
Each page shows when it was last reviewed, because laws change.
What’s new
- Oct 2026Country profiles for 15 countries, tracker search and a Guyana timeline.
- Oct 2026Guyana’s Cybercrime Act and Data Protection Act linked to the Parliament of Guyana.
- Dec 2025OAS–IDB 2025 Cybersecurity Report indexed as the primary regional source.
Independent index. Not legal advice and not an official publication.