Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha and Foreign Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Robert Persaud met yesterday with Guyanese living in Suriname.
With some 25,000 Guyanese living in the neighbouring country who work in the agriculture, fishing, construction and even the oil and gas sectors, Persaud said the intention of the outreach was to update the diaspora on the opportunities that exist in Guyana.
A release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Mustapha spoke of the advancements in the agriculture sector, including the wide-ranging opportunities for local farmers and the government’s approach to addressing the rising cost of food prices brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and the war between Russia and Ukraine.
The foreign secretary said the opportunities that exist in the Local Content Act are an incentive for persons in the diaspora to tap into.
Those present were also updated on the incentives available for Guyanese who wish to return home under the government’s Re-migration Scheme, the release said.