Guyana’s neighbour to the east, Suriname would appear to be enjoying an enhanced measure of generous attention from the international financial community, though by contrast, the fact that while both of the two South Ameri-can oil-rich countries would appear to be embracing a shared oil-driven future that might make them the next global standout petro economies, what international analysts might see as a relatively trivial issue involving Guyanese fishermen plying their trade in the shared Corentyne river continues to be a source of sourness between the countries.
Indeed, even as the two countries continue to be the leading cheerleaders for each other in their ongoing quest, Suriname to receive funds from the IMF to establish themselves as South Ameri-ca’s most recent petro power, Guyanese fishermen find themselves frequently arrested by the Surinamese military whenever they are caught fishing in the river with their vessels impounded in the bargain. While it appears that it is a routine process, occurring without the excessive use of force, the circumstance, nonetheless, appears quizzical in the light of what otherwise appears to be a fairly amicable relationship between the two countries.
