Sweden has bestowed its second highest national award, the Commander of the Polar Star, on Banks DIH Chairman Clifford Reis, in recognition of his service as Guyana’s honorary consul to that nation, even as another Banks executive, Shabbir Hussain, was formally presented with his instrument to serve as Guyana’s new envoy to that country.
At a brief ceremony held on Wednesday, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds lauded the relations between the two countries and the aid that Sweden has provided to Guyana, particularly in maritime training, a Government Information Agency (GINA) report said.
In a speech at the ceremony, Reis said that his service and role as honorary consul broadened his perspectives and his initial