Government is working to meet the specific requirements of the Norwegian government so that it can access US$80 million in payments for forest services being held by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Minister of State Joseph Harmon says.
“They requested some documents which we have submitted, there were some precise requirements to be met and we submitted those,” Harmon told Stabroek News on the sidelines of the recent launch of the PNCR’s 60th anniversary celebrations.
The Minister of State explained that while in the interim he can say that government is working assiduously to meet Oslo’s requirements, so that it can access the funds, there were documents to be shown and explained. He said that he could not “speak at the top of my head” when this newspaper caught up with him, but he promised that he will, in detail, very soon.
“I will give you a full sit down and give you a detailed explanation, showing what