The Guyana Government and recipients of the Indian Technical and Economic Co-operation (ITEC) scholarships were loud in their praise of the benefits that have accrued under the programme.
Indian High Commissioner Venkatachalam Mahalingam at a ceremony last week held at the Aagman Restaurant to mark the 51st anniversary of the programme said the programme is open to 161 countries in Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as the Pacific and Small Islands.
Twenty-five slots were allotted to Guyana for the 2012/13 period covering programmes such as management of non-profit organisations, advanced fingerprint science, and
