Minister of State Dawn Hastings-Williams on Friday night pledged to ensure that government makes full use of Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) scholarships to ensure that Guyanese acquire skills that would allow them to meaningfully contribute to national development.
Hastings-Williams made the pledge at a simple ceremony held to mark the ITEC Programme Day, at the residence of the High Commissioner of India to Guyana Dr. K. J. Srinivasa.
According to a Ministry of the Presidency statement that was issued yesterday, Hastings-Williams noted that since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Guyana and India in 1966, Guyanese have benefitted from many cultural, economic and training opportunities, including under the ITEC Programme.