Last October’s ‘Exercise Greenheart,’ which was aimed at testing the preparedness of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), saw the expenditure of an additional $410M for which approval from the National Assembly is being sought.
The exercise was launched in the wake of sabre-rattling by Venezuela on the western frontier and in the aftermath of heightened tensions over Caracas’ renewed claims to the Essequibo.
Finance Minister Winston Jordan on Wednesday tabled Financial Paper Three in the National Assembly seeking approval of almost $800M in supplementary provisions for various government agencies for the
