President in meeting with Canadian officials on infrastructure projects

President Irfaan Ali in the virtual meeting today (Office of the President photo)
President Irfaan Ali in the virtual meeting today (Office of the President photo)

President Irfaan Ali today held a virtual meeting with the Canadian High Commissioner, Lilian Chatterjee and representatives of the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) to discuss several major infrastructure projects in Guyana, including the Corentyne River Bridge.

A release today from the Office of the President said that Ali was joined by several Government Ministers including the Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar, Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat and Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce,  Oneidge Walrond.

The release said that President Ali pointed out that Guyana is focusing on key catalytic infrastructure needs which are important relative to Guyana’s population and size. He made the statement following a brief presentation by CCC Representative, Andrew Shisko.