Guyana values partnership with USAID

President Donald Ramotar (third from right) sharing a toast with US Ambassador Brent Hardt. From right are Prime Minister Sam Hinds and First Lady Deolatchmee Ramotar. (US Embassy photo)         

President Donald Ramotar has said that the Government of Guyana values its partnership with USAID and expressed deep appreciation of the invaluable role played by the US Government in  developments in the local economy.

President  Ramotar made those remarks on Tuesday evening when he joined US Ambassador to Guyana, Brent Hardt and the diplomatic community  at a reception in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the United States Agency for Inter-national Development (USAID), the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported.

The Guyanese Head of State also said that 50 years is a very long time by any measure for an organisation and, lauded the