TUESDAY 27th SEPTEMBER, 2022
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Trade between Guyana, US tops US$1.4B TRADE between Guyana and the United States of America (US) amounted to US$1.4 billion in the first half of 2022, according to US Ambassador Sarah-Ann Lynch. “We are certainly com-
mitted to improving prosperity here in Guyana and a big part of that is the bilateral trade and partnerships. The United States is proud to be Guyana’s largest bilateral trading part-
ner with bilateral trade eclipsing $1.4 billion US in the first half of this year alone,” Ambassador Lynch said during her address at a forum on effective strategies for exporting to the US, on
Monday. According to the US Department of State, US policy toward Guyana seeks to develop robust and sustainable democratic institutions, laws, and political practic-
es; support economic growth and development; promote an active, organised, and empowered civil society, and promote stability and security.
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Tourism, Industry and Commerce Minister, Oneidge Walrond said the government is supportive of tourism development efforts in every single region of Guyana. She noted the support of hundreds of small business owners from all sections of society, as some of the ways in which the government illustrates its inclusion. “I think it is incumbent upon
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me, especially in the face of persistent accusations levelled at us, to pause for a moment to speak a bit about our approach to inclusion. With respect to social and economic development, for us, inclusion means that the services that we deliver and the programmes we implement must benefit all Guyanese. And this means all Guyanese regardless of
who they are, where they live, their ethnic origin, their political persuasion or any other characteristic by which anyone may seek to classify and compartmentalise us. I should emphasise that our commitment to inclusion is manifested in our programmes in every sector. In education, in health, in agriculture, in tourism and all others.”
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