Guyana Gold Corp. Raising $500,000 for Operations in Guyana

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Guyana Gold Corp. (OTC:GYGC-News) is pleased to announce that it is in the process of completing a non-brokered private placement, subject to market and other conditions, of a $500,000 USD aggregate principal amount of its common stock at $0.50 USD per share for a total of 1,000,000 shares. The company does not anticipate paying a finder’s fee in connection with this offering, which is expected to close by mid-June 2008.

The proceeds of this offering will be used to fund the Company’s operations in Guyana, including, but not limited to, the company's drilling and exploration program, purchasing additional mining properties, entering into joint ventures, increasing production, and sampling.

For more information on the Company and its properties, please visit the website at www.guyanagoldcorp.com.

About Guyana Gold Corp.

Guyana Gold Corp. is a junior mineral exploration company that specializes in identifying, acquiring and developing precious and base metal properties as well as assessing whether certain claims possess exploitable commercial and precious mineral reserves. The Company’s objective is to develop a balanced global portfolio of early-to-advanced stage projects. Guyana is currently focused on gold projects in the Caribbean. In Guyana, the Company’s key mineral project is located in the region of Port Kaituma.

Safe Harbor Statement” FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS This Information and Disclosure Statement contains various “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended. Forward-looking statements represent the Company’s expectations or beliefs concerning future events. The words believe, expect, anticipate, intend, estimate, project and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The Company cautions that these statements are further qualified by important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, including without limitations the factors described in this Information and Disclosure Statement.

Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements because they speak only of the Company’s views as of the statement dates. Although the Company has attempted to list the important factors that presently affect the Company’s business and operating results, the Company further cautions investors that other factors may in the future prove to be important in affecting the Company’s results of operations. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Guyana Gold Corp., Las Vegas
Mr. Eduard Aronov, 702-990-3566
www.guyanagoldcorp.com