Guyana Goldfields Appoints Wendy Kei to its Board of Directors

TORONTO, May 26, 2015 /CNW/ - Guyana Goldfields Inc. (TSX: GUY) ("GGI" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Wendy Kei to its Board of Directors effective immediately.

Ms. Kei is a Chartered Professional Accountant/Chartered Accountant and previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Dominion Diamond Corp. (formerly Harry Winston Diamond Corporation and Aber Diamond Corporation) ("Dominion").  Ms. Kei has also previously served as Chief Financial Officer - Mining Segment, Vice President and Corporate Controller for Dominion and held various senior management roles with Counsel Corporation, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and Sunoco Inc.  Ms. Kei is a Certified Public Accountant (Illinois), a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario, and holds a Bachelor of Mathematics from the University of Waterloo.  The appointment of Ms. Kei remains subject to the approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Patrick Sheridan, Executive Chairman, states, "We are pleased to add Ms. Kei to our Board and welcome her experience and insight. Her guidance will be an asset as GGI reaches operational status and continues its growth towards being a significant gold producer."

About Guyana Goldfields Inc.

Guyana Goldfields Inc. is a Canadian based company, focused on the exploration and development of gold deposits in Guyana, South America. GGI is focused on the construction and development of the Aurora Gold Project scheduled for first production in mid-2015. The Aurora Gold Project has a total gold resource of 6.54 million ounces in the measured and indicated categories (62.83 million tonnes at 3.24 g/t Au) as well as an additional 1.82 million ounces in the inferred category (16.93 million tonnes at 3.34 g/t Au).  For further details, please refer to the press release dated December 9, 2013 and the report entitled "NI 43-101 Technical Report, Updated Feasibility Study – Aurora Gold Project" dated January 29, 2013 available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.  GGI also holds a significant portfolio of attractive exploration properties and holds cash and cash equivalents of US$16M as of March 31, 2015.

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SOURCE Guyana Goldfields Inc.