Guyana expected this year to welcome several state visits

President Irfaan Ali has declared that the expansion of Guyana’s economy is providing the
country with all the right attention. He pointed out that for 2022 alone, government has received
several requests for state visits to the oil and gas producing nation.
Ali made this disclosure on Thursday, as he addressed the Annual Police Officers’ Conference.
“This year alone we have more than five requests for state visits before the end of the year, we
have more than four international forums and expos that want to come to Guyana. We have the
FAO Caribbean and Latin America Heads of Government that is coming to Guyana in 2024,” the
President said.
Ali stressed that Guyana is hosting more international forums, pointing to the successful hosting
of the Energy Conference and Expo. He noted that the conference featured more than 600
participants, along with President of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo, President of Suriname
Chandrikapersad Santokhi and Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley. ExxonMobil’s
Chairman & CEO, Mr. Darren Woods was also present. He said that Guyana is also one of the
fastest growing economies in the world with a projected growth of 47.5 per cent.
As such, Ali said Guyana must up its game at every level, noting that the Guyana Police Force
has a big role to play in that effort. “We cannot have this magnitude of events and changes and
we are not ready to showcase Guyana. All of us are part of presenting the Guyana that we want;
it is a personal responsibility that we have and I think we must all be committed to that
responsibility,” he argued.
The Head of State at a recent press conference, had disclosed that the Prime Minister of Antigua
and Barbuda Gaston Alfonso Browne will be making a state visit. Ali noted that while a date has
not yet been identified, he said food security, climate change and the removal of barriers are
some of the areas to be discussed.