Teixeira wants entirely new governance project crafted with US

Gail Teixeira

Presidential Advisor on Governance Gail Teixeira says that the $300 million Leadership and Democracy (LEAD) Project should in its entirety be put on hold and government and USAID representatives discuss the crafting of another project.

The Donald Ramotar administration and the United States government are preparing for dialogue on the project and discussions are expected to centre on whether implementation of the project will be put on hold as talks continue.

On Friday, at a press conference, the President said that the project was still in dialogue preparation stage and echoed his government’s