| Embassy Highlights |
|
Overview of U.S. Government Assistance to the Government and People of Guyana
In the past three years, U.S. direct assistance to Guyana has amounted to more than US$ 126 million.
In 2006 alone, the U.S. is devoting nearly US$31 million to several key areas of partnership, including:
• US$23 million to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS and for health promotion
• US$2.1 million in support of the electoral process and democratic governance
• US$210,000 in funding and 24 Embassy volunteers for the Organization of American States Electoral Observation Mission
• US$2.9 million to promote education and youth development
• US$2 million to expand Guyana's trade capacity and competitiveness
• US$632,000 to enhance Guyana's law enforcement and military preparedness
• US$310,000 to strengthen the justice system (complete text)
|
Latest Headlines From the Embassy |
Guyana: Investment Climate Statement 2007
The Government of Guyana publicly encourages foreign direct investment in almost all sectors. Billed as a "first stop shop" for investors, the Guyana Office for Investment (GO- INVEST) is charged with leading government efforts to attract foreign and domestic investment. GO-INVEST focuses primarily on the agro-processing, tourism, manufacturing, information technology, fishing, and wood processing sectors. Potential investors should note that GO-INVEST serves as the first in a long line of bureaucratic hurdles required to obtain the permits and tax concessions necessary to do business in Guyana. Potential investors face separate bureaucratic procedures at ministries throughout the government to obtain the desired permits and concessions.(complete text)
The Millennium Challenge Corporation Approves Grant to Support Fiscal Reforms in Guyana
Washington, DC -- The Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation today approved Threshold Program funding to help the Government of Guyana reduce its fiscal deficit by improving its ability to collect revenue and better manage its budget. In addition, MCC is helping Guyana develop a more favorable environment for businesses. MCC’s Threshold Program is designed to assist countries that are on the “threshold” of eligibility for larger grant assistance known as “Compact” and have demonstrated a significant commitment to improving their MCC indicators. MCC’s roughly $6.7 million grant will help Guyana improve its fiscal policies and create a more business-friendly environment.(complete text)
Remarks by President Bush at the Rededication Ceremony of the Islamic Center of Washington
THE PRESIDENT: Imam, thank you very much. Thank you for inviting me. I bring my personal respect to you, sir. And I appreciate your friendship. I do want to thank the governors of the Islamic Center. I welcome the Ambassadors. Thank you all for coming. I appreciate other distinguished guests who are here. It is an honor to join you at this rededication ceremony. As the Imam mentioned, half a century has passed since one of our great leaders welcomed the Islamic Center into our nation's family of faith. Dedicating this site, President Dwight D. Eisenhower offered America's hand in friendship to Muslims around the world. He asked that together we commit ourselves "to peaceful progress of all men under one God."(complete text)
White House Conference on the Americas
The President and Mrs. Bush will host a White House Conference on the Americas on July 9, 2007. The Conference will bring together voluntary organizations, non-governmental organizations, the private sector, and foundations to discuss and highlight the vast array of societal interaction between the United States and its neighbors to better the lives of the region’s citizens.
In his March 5, 2007, speech on the Western Hemisphere, President Bush said, “Today the most important ties between North and South America are not government to government, they are people to people. And those ties are growing...”(complete text)
|
