Months after the announcement of training for 6,000 Guyanese from the Barbados tourism and hospitality sector, those opportunities are yet to be realized and Minister Oneidge Walrond told this newspaper that it is still a work in progress.
In a brief telephone interview with Stabroek News on Sunday, Walrond, the Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce explained that the technical teams from both countries are still fine-tuning the arrangements for the planned training of Guya-nese within the next two years. She noted that during the course of this week the Guyana team should provide her with an update on progress made.
The team, comprising members of the public and private sectors, were given the mandate to identify the focal areas and identify the relevant training courses. The working team is also expected to determine how best the training will be conducted and propose possible commencement dates. Discussions were delayed as Barbados celebrated its new Republican status and Independence last year, and their Elec-tions earlier this year. The arrangement with Barba-dos was announced in October last year following bilateral discussions between President Irfaan Ali and Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley on the sidelines of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development that was hosted on the island.
