Strengthening partnerships for Guyana’s transformation
Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh during his meeting on Friday with USAID’s regional representative, Clinton White
Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh during his meeting on Friday with USAID’s regional representative, Clinton White

–central in discussion between Finance Minister, USAID representative

SENIOR Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh and Clinton White, Regional Representative of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in the Eastern and Southern Caribbean on Friday discussed the strengthening of partnerships with Guyana.
During the discussions, Minister Singh expressed his appreciation to the USAID for its staunch support of Guyana, especially in its most difficult times, and also thanked the United States for adopting a proactive and pivotal stance when democracy in Guyana came under threat in 2020. “The position of the United States in helping to protect Guyana’s democracy will forever be remembered,” the Finance Minister said, as he alluded to the various projects which have been supported by the USA to assist Guyana in its development agenda over the years. White, who is the USAID’s Regional Representative, said in response that the agency’s relationship with Guyana is of utmost importance, as he outlined the areas of support it will be focusing on such as Disaster Resilience, Climate Change, Security, Education, and Financing Sustainable Development.

The areas at reference, White said, will form part of USAID’s new regional strategy. Minister Singh highlighted that these areas are in alignment with the Government of Guyana’s own priorities, and stressed that the assistance to be provided must be complementary to its endeavours. In recent times, USAID has been focusing its attention on supporting many countries during their fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, and seeking to strengthen development gains in these countries in such areas as climate change, conflict and humanitarian crises.
Only a few days ago, while making a US $30,000 donation (G$6.2M) to Guyana to assist with its immediate flood relief efforts, the regional representative asserted that climate change has become an essential part of the United States’ President Joseph Biden’s foreign policy, and, therefore, USAID will be working with Caribbean countries to strengthen their awareness and preparedness for the impact of climate change. Minister Singh reiterated the government’s strong commitment to working closely with development partners like USAID in advancing the dramatic transformation that Guyana is currently undergoing.

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