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242nd Independence Day Celebration – “Guyana – Past, Present, and Future”

On behalf of President Trump, the United States Government, the United States Embassy in Guyana, myself, my beautiful wife Rosaura, my son Nicholas who is here visiting, and my daughter Paula who is in Miami, we thank you all for coming today for this 242nd celebration of the Independence of the United States of America. ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 16 July, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Guyana | Tags: Oil Exploration, U.S. Guyana Bilateral Relations

Ambassador Holloway Launches USAID Local Capacity for Local Solutions Projects

It is my pleasure to represent the United States Government at today’s launch of the “Local Capacity for Local Solutions” Project. This U.S. Embassy-supported US$8 million dollar initiative represents an ongoing partnership with Guyana and the nine other countries of the Eastern and Southern Caribbean region. It also demonstrates our collective commitment to promote more ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 10 July, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Guyana, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Civil Society, USAID

Op-Ed: National Caribbean-American Heritage Month

By United States Ambassador Perry L. Holloway Caribbean-Americans have defined U.S. history. From distinguished leaders such as Colin Powell of Jamaican heritage and Shirley Chisholm of Bajan and Guyanese ancestry, to legends in the arts and sciences like Derek Walcott of St. Lucia and Dr. Patricia Bath of Trinbagonian lineage, descendants of the Caribbean have ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 20 June, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Op-Eds, U.S. & Guyana | Tags: Caribbean, CBSI, Diplomatic Relations

New Peace Corps Group Arrives

38 Peace Corps Trainees arrived in country this morning to begin their 27 months of service to the people of Guyana. The new trainees make up the 31st group of Peace Corps Volunteers to serve in Guyana since 1995, and represent 20 out of the 50 United States, have ages ranging from 21 to 47, ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 12 June, 2018 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Guyana, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Education, Environment, Health, Peace Corps, Volunteers

Card Readers to Help Improve Port Security

Since 2010, the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) has provided over $437 million in funds for training and equipment in the Caribbean. Today’s handover of equipment to Guyana’s Maritime Administration is yet another piece of technical assistance designed to help ensure our mutual security in the region. More so than perhaps any other industry, maritime ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 1 June, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Guyana | Tags: CBSI, U.S. Guyana Bilateral Relations

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