Guyana, Japan ink US$3.8M deal for conservancy work

Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett and Japanese Ambassador Tatsuaki Iwata on Tuesday inked a US$3.8M Grant Agreement for the second component of rehabilitation works on the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC).

According to a Government Information Agency (GINA) press release the minister and the ambassador also exchanged notes and records of discussions for the works at the meeting which was held at Takuba Lodge.

The agreement will see the implementation of civil works to complement existing works undertaken during the