Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee
U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Bryan Hunt was welcomed by Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee when they met on Tuesday at the minister’s office.
Minister Rohee, in welcoming the high-level official noted that the two countries have had, and still continue to have a long history of cooperation, particularly on issues of security.
Rohee said Guyana has benefited a lot from various programmes initiated under the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) and stated confidently that, “I’m sure the cooperation will continue”.
Meanwhile, Hunt said he was looking forward to learning about Minister Rohee’s views on various programmes on which the two countries have collaborated. “I’m looking forward to finding out how we could continue to partner and work closely with his ministry.”
The CBSI is the latest pillar of a U.S. security strategy focused on citizens’ safety throughout the hemisphere. It brings all members of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) and The Dominican Republic together to jointly collaborate on regional security with the U.S. as a partner.
The U.S. is making a significant contribution to CBSI, committing US$203 million in funding for the first three years of the initiative, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported.
