Latest update April 3rd, 2026 12:35 AM
Guyana bids farewell to Canadian High Commissioner
Head of State Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday bade farewell to Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana, Charles Court, who paid a courtesy call to the Office of the President. The High Commissioner highlighted some of the significant accomplishments that were achieved during his tenure.
High Commissioner to Guyana, Charles Court pays a courtesy call on President Bharrat Jagdeo
“I think we’ve helped to contribute to improving or clarifying the investment environment which is important if we want to promote Canadian trade and investment in Guyana, which has been significant over the years and we want it to continue to grow,” he expressed.
“I think we’ve had some good influence on some governance issues. This is corporate social responsibility. We’re contributing to the important local government elections which are coming up, which is key to rebuilding a resilient democracy,” he also indicated.
On the future of Canada-Guyana relations, High Commissioner Court said that the Canadian Government has made developing relations with the Americas and with the Caribbean and CARICOM one of the centerpieces of its foreign policy, and he is optimistic that high level political dialogue will continue between the two countries.
Further, Canada will be implementing the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) Caribbean programme, which he said “will add further dimensions to our development relationship”.
High Commissioner Court also said that his Government was supportive of Guyana’s efforts to combat climate change.
“We’ve been working with Guyana and a number of other countries on an international committee that looks at how to finance things like avoided deforestation and we’ll continue to do that,” he explained. (GINA).
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