USAID closing office here

The United States Embassy yesterday announced that the US Agency for International Development (USAID) plans to close its Mission in Guyana in Fiscal Year 2012 as part of its worldwide strategy to be more efficient in the management of its aid resources.

A release from the embassy said that the closing of the mission does not signal the end of USAID’s relationship with Guyana. “The United States Government, including USAID, will continue to remain involved in working with the government and people of Guyana to respond to key development challenges”, the release said.

The release noted that USAID and the Centers for Disease