![]() ![]() ![]() During a media briefing on Tuesday, Norton told Reporters that the windfall revenue being earned by the oil companies must reach the owners of the resource. Since the Fact Sheet was published on October 6 last, Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton, has pointed to the need for Guyana to get more from its oil resources to be able to improve the living conditions of citizens. Moreover, it pointed out that the poverty levels are highest in the sparsely populated interior or hinterland regions where communities have limited access to economic opportunities, healthcare, and public services.Īccording to the report, “Guyana’s national poverty headcount, the share of the population living below US$5.5 a day, is among the highest in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Region at around 48 percent.” The document also notes that Guyana “experiences high emigration and brain drain, with 39 percent of all Guyanese citizens currently residing abroad and roughly half of all Guyanese with a tertiary education have migrated to the United States.” In its latest Fact Sheet on Guyana, the international organisation said the country’s national poverty status is among the highest in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region. Food for the Poor distributes hampers to flood affected residents of Kwakwani ![]()
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