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U.S. Aid to Guyana, All Programs, 2006-2011
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| Aid Program | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | Program Total |
| Section 1206 Train and Equip Authority | 2,686,665 | 2,686,665 | |||||
| International Military Education and Training | 312,000 | 358,000 | 268,000 | 283,000 | 300,000 | 325,000 | 1,846,000 |
| Foreign Military Financing | 99,000 | 75,000 | 150,000 | 300,000 | 624,000 | ||
| Service Academies | 64,000 | 64,000 | 64,000 | 64,000 | 64,000 | 320,000 | |
| Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies | 25,600 | 25,600 | 25,600 | 25,600 | 25,600 | 128,000 | |
| TOTAL | 500,600 | 522,600 | 3,044,265 | 522,600 | 689,600 | 325,000 | 5,604,665 |
All amounts in U.S. dollars. Numbers in italics are estimates, usually based on the closest year for which data are available.
| Aid Program | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | Program Total |
| Global HIV/AIDS Initiative | 18,000,000 | 25,306,000 | 20,000,000 | 20,000,000 | 83,306,000 | ||
| Child Survival and Health | 20,000,000 | 17,759,000 | 16,525,000 | 16,525,000 | 70,809,000 | ||
| Development Assistance | 3,920,000 | 4,000,000 | 3,750,000 | 3,750,000 | 4,809,000 | 5,600,000 | 25,829,000 |
| Millennium Challenge | 6,711,000 | 6,711,000 | |||||
| Peace Corps | 1,515,000 | 1,515,000 | 1,515,000 | 1,515,000 | 6,060,000 | ||
| TOTAL | 23,435,000 | 30,821,000 | 51,976,000 | 43,024,000 | 21,334,000 | 22,125,000 | 192,715,000 |
All amounts in U.S. dollars. Numbers in italics are estimates, usually based on the closest year for which data are available.
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | TOTAL | |
| TOTAL | 23,935,600 | 31,343,600 | 55,020,265 | 43,546,600 | 22,023,600 | 22,450,000 | 198,319,665 |
| Aid Program | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Program Total |
| Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies | 4 | 12 | 192 | 208 |
| International Military Education and Training | 32 | 32 | 64 | |
| Counter-Terrorism Fellowship Program | 20 | 20 | ||
| Service Academies | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| TOTAL | 37 | 67 | 192 | 296 |
| Institution | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Total |
| Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies | 43 | 192 | 235 | |
| Defense Language Institute English Language Center | 12 | 12 | ||
| Coast Guard Training Center | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| Army Infantry School | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Army Command and General Staff College | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management | 4 | 4 | ||
| Army Field Artillery School | 3 | 3 | ||
| Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center | 3 | 3 | ||
| Quartermaster School | 3 | 3 | ||
| Army Signal Center and School | 3 | 3 | ||
| Army Engineer School | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Coast Guard Maritime Law Enforcement Academy | 2 | 2 | ||
| Marine Corps Communications / Electronics School | 2 | 2 | ||
| Army Sergeants Major Academy | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Army Military Police School | 2 | 2 | ||
| Ordnance Munitions and Electronics School | 1 | 1 | ||
| Coast Guart Training Center | 1 | 1 | ||
| Naval War College | 1 | 1 | ||
| Inter-American Defense College | 1 | 1 | ||
| National Defense University | 1 | 1 | ||
| TOTAL | 23 | 87 | 192 | 302 |
| Program | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Program Total |
| Foreign Military Sales | 46,000 | 296,000 | 13,000 | 355,000 |
| Direct Commercial Sales | 59,074 | 147,722 | 143,887 | 350,683 |
| TOTAL | 105,074 | 443,722 | 156,887 | 705,683 |
All amounts in U.S. dollars.
| Program | 2007 | 2008 | Program Total |
| Humanitarian and Civic Assistance | 12,500 | 109,000 | 121,500 |
| TOTAL | 12,500 | 109,000 | 121,500 |
All amounts in U.S. dollars.
Official Descriptions of Aid to Guyana
Document: Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Program and Budget Guide, Fiscal Year 2010
Program: International Narcotics Control Economic Aid
Program Objectives and Performance Indicators Strengthen the rule of law and increase the effectiveness of the judicial system.
- Increased successful prosecutions of narcotics trafficking and money laundering cases.
Document: Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Program and Budget Guide, Fiscal Year 2010
Program: International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
Program Objectives and Performance Indicators Support initiatives that demonstrate success in interdicting drug flow.
- Increased seizures of narcotics and arrests of narcotics traffickers.
Document: 2007 End-Use Monitoring Report
Program: International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
Procedures
Post monitors equipment supplied through conversations with and information requests to the relevant Government of Guyana (GOG) agencies. The Military Liaison Office (MLO), Regional Security Officer (RSO) and Political Section coordinated in this effort.
Status
All USG-provided equipment has been accounted for. Most equipment is in use. Equipment not in use requires repairs, which are not cost-effective to complete at this time.
Communications Equipment
The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) continues to use the mobile communications system provided in 1988 on patrols at Cheddi Jagan International Airport. Four of the original twelve L-2000 hand-held mobile radios are partially serviceable and in use; five are unserviceable; and three are lost. The two base station radios are both unserviceable. The two multi-radio charges are serviceable and in use. One single radio charger is serviceable and in use; eleven are unserviceable.
Patrol Boats
The MLO donated a fast interceptor boat to the Guyana Defense Force Guard (GDFCG) in May 2005. The GDFCC conducts patrols with the interceptor boat, but has not yet interdicted any narcotics shipments. The GDFCG continues to use one of the ex-U.S. motorized lifeboats to conduct patrols in Guyana's maritime territory. The three other donated boats are out-of-service awaiting the delivery of necessary parts. The MLO supports the maintenance and purchase of replacement parts for these boats, a process often complicated by communication issues with GOG.
Computer Equipment
Most of the computer equipment purchased in CY-2003 for the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) is located at the FIU office, is serviceable, and in use. This equipment consists of two rack-mounted UPS', one rack-mounted network switch, one rack-mounted router, four HP-XW4100 workstations with surge protectors, two network racks, two patch panes, ten network cables, two HP Laserjet 2300N printers, one Proliant DL380 server, one HP D330 slim tower workstation, one HP Scanjet 8250C scanner, one VS80E Surestore tape drive, and one photocopier. One HP 5550 printer, one HP 550 printer, and one fax machine are not in use.
The computer equipment provided to the Guyana Defense Force (GDF) and Guyana Police Force (GPF) is no longer serviceable. One laptop computer, one fax machine, and one photocopier provided to the GDF are no longer serviceable. Information concerning the equipment given to the JICC is unavailable, as the JICC is a defunct body.
Miscellaneous
Twenty-four bulletproof vests are serviceable and in use. Twelve Narcotics Test Kits are no longer capable of testing marijuana and cocaine. Three of the six night vision binoculars are lost; the remaining three are unserviceable. Twelve sets of handcuffs are serviceable.
Problems
Most agencies of the GOG cooperated with post on monitoring efforts, although staff turnover at GOG law enforcement bodies interferes with the continuity of monitoring efforts. Law enforcement/defense agencies in Guyana do not practice any meaningful system of accountability for equipment received or procured.
Impact
The program impact of support provided has been mixed. The donated vessels are integral to Guyana's efforts to patrol its maritime territory; the GDFCG has used these vessels to interdict illegal fishing trawlers and fuel smuggling boats that operate in Guyanese waters. However, lacking sources of actionable intelligence, the GDFCG has been unable to use the donated vessels to interdict any significant narcotics shipments since receiving the boats in 2005. Equipment donated to the FIU has also been used regularly, although the shortcomings of Guyana's current laws against money laundering effectively block any money laundering prosecutions. Field gear donations have been used, but relatively minimal interdictions by CANU indicate modest benefit to post's counternarcotics priorities. Similarly, computer equipment donations appear to have provided no substantial benefit to post counternarcotics priorities.
Document: Ear, nose and throat specialists provide care to local Guyanese
Program: Humanitarian and Civic Assistance
A U.S. Air Force medical team has begun work here at the Georgetown Public Hospital in the ear, nose and throat clinic to assist local doctors in providing specialty medical care to hundreds of Guyanese as part of New Horizons Guyana 2009. The team, from the 59th Medical Wing at Wilford Hall, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, are subspecialists for medical conditions of the ear, nose and throat. Their skills range from pediatrics to sinus surgery to audiology.
The team came equipped with a rhinologist who can provide sinus surgery, a neurotologist for brain and ear conditions, an audiologist for hearing related concerns, an oncologist for cancer of the head and neck, two anesthesiologists and two operating room technicians.
The team will perform approximately 32 surgeries and see more than 500 patients in eight days. The team also brought several hundred pairs of hearing aids to give out.
Document: Airmen Begin Dental Care Mission in Guyana
Program: Humanitarian and Civic Assistance
More than twenty Airmen brought mobile dental equipment and skills to match, to provide free dental care to local residents in the Georgetown and outlying areas. Residents will be able to receive dental care not normally available or affordable to them such as cleanings, fillings, extractions, root canals and tooth repairs.
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Dental Team One will be in Guyana for two weeks before the next rotation arrives. They have enough dental equipment like chairs, lights, specialized instruments and computers for viewing x-rays and records to provide a large amount of dental services.
Document: U.S. Troops Kick Off New Horizons Guyana, Visit Orphanage
Program: Humanitarian and Civic Assistance
The orphanage helps children of all ages who come from broken homes or their parents have passed away from AIDS, or even children whose parents simply don’t have the ability to care for them. Joshua’s House assists children in schooling and growing, and teaches them how to be successful, stable adults in the working communities when they leave the House.
Volunteer opportunities throughout the deployment are being coordinated by the 4th Civil Affairs Group, a Marine Reserve unit out of Washington D.C.
In addition to visiting the orphanage, the task force is scheduled to construct one school and one medical clinic, reconstruct another school and provide medical assistance. The schools will have classrooms and playground equipment and the new clinic will have four examination rooms and a waiting room.
Document: FY 2010 Congressional Budget Justification for Foreign Operations
The U.S. Government partners with Guyana to promote good governance and social stability by encouraging dialogue and consensus in the political process, as well as enhancing citizen participation in democratic practice. U.S. resources are also dedicated to increasing peace and security and improving the quality of life through economic growth and more equitable distribution of its benefits. Finally, significant U.S. assistance efforts are aimed at mitigating the impact of HIV/AIDS in Guyana.
Peace and Security: U.S. assistance will support counter-narcotics and transnational crime operations, which are key national security challenges faced by Guyana. These activities are aimed at increasing the Guyana Defense Force’s (GDF) capacity to patrol and control Guyana’s long boundaries and vast interior spaces, better enabling the GDF to be an active partner in U.S. counter-smuggling efforts. U.S. assistance will promote bilateral, security-related goals and positive movement toward democratic consolidation in the Guyanese political-military sphere.
Governing Justly and Democratically: U.S. assistance has contributed to a variety of achievements in this sector: the professional capacity of media personnel has improved; civil society has been more engaged in the government’s decision-making processes as a result of improved dialogue; and mediators also have been trained. However, limited engagement between the key political stakeholders has contributed to the lack of consensus on reform issues, particularly in the area of local governance. Consequently, long overdue local government elections were not held. Guyana’s next scheduled national elections will be in 2011, making it important that the United States, in partnership with local stakeholders, continues to focus on the long-term objectives of improving democratic processes and governance, including transparency, responsiveness, inclusiveness, and participation.
The United States will help key stakeholder reach consensus on issues of national interest. U.S. assistance will focus on building the capacity of civil society organizations and expanding civic education. U.S. assistance will also contribute to building public confidence in Guyana’s electoral management body to produce an acceptable voters list.
Investing in People: Linkages with the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR): Guyana will receive significant support to build partnerships to provide integrated prevention, care, and treatment programs throughout the country and support orphans and vulnerable children.
Economic Growth: Guyana has been unable to achieve sustainable economic growth despite its huge natural resource potential. The nation’s performance has been suppressed by weak facilitating institutions, over-reliance on a small number of traditional exports, low productivity, and lack of competitiveness in international markets. U.S. assistance in 2007 and 2008 laid the groundwork for an optimistic economic outlook, supporting a significant expansion of the non-traditional sector. Support focused on the forest products, agribusiness, aquaculture and birding tourism sub-sectors.
Since then, the share of non-traditional to total exports has increased from approximately 19 percent to 21 percent. Therefore, U.S. assistance will continue to focus on improving the business environment and expanding the productive capacity of key sectors. U.S. assistance in FY 2010 will support economic and 609 institutional reforms, improve the climate for private investment, support small and micro-business development, promote entrepreneurial talent, and improve Guyana's economic competitiveness. This support is critical to maintain and accelerate the gains that have been realized.
Linkages with the Millennium Challenge Corporation Guyana signed an MCC Threshold Country Program bilateral agreement in August 2007. This program seeks to improve the management of the economy. The United States is collaborating with the Government of Guyana to enhance implementation of its new value-added tax system and develop ways to assist and educate taxpayers, while at the same time assisting the government to better plan and control spending. Assistance under this program also aims to reduce the number of days and costs associated with starting a business by modernizing and streamlining the process to register businesses and strengthening fiduciary oversight.
Document: International Narcotics Control Strategy Report
U.S. policy focuses on cooperating with Guyana's law enforcement agencies, promoting good governance, and facilitating demand reduction programs. In 2008, the USG continued to encourage Guyanese participation in bilateral and multilateral counternarcotics initiatives, and commenced a substance abuse treatment program for women, as well as gender-specific training for drug counselors. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is funding projects to improve governance in Guyana, which includes parliamentary and judicial reform.
Bilateral Cooperation. In 2008, the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) Trinidad office continued to collaborate with Guyana's law enforcement agencies in counternarcotics-related activities, and reported a generally favorable working relationship. The USCG provided resident and on-the-job training in engineering and maintenance procedures.
Document: Section 1209 Report to Congress on Foreign-Assitance Related Programs Carried out by the Department of Defense
Program: Humanitarian and Civic Assistance
Projects support USSOUTHCOM TSC goal to shape the environment by promoting democracy, regional prosperity, and stability.
Document: Continuing Promise Humanitarian Mission Complete, USS Kearsarge Returns Home
Program: Humanitarian and Civic Assistance
USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), along with various embarked units, departed Georgetown, Guyana Nov. 22 to begin transit back to its homeport in Norfolk, Va., concluding nearly four months at sea in support of the Caribbean phase of the humanitarian/civic assistance mission (HCA) Continuing Promise (CP) 2008.
During the deployment, Kearsarge completed missions in Nicaragua, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana, providing humanitarian and civic assistance, as well as veterinary, medical, dental and civil engineering support. The ship also supported Haiti relief efforts in September after being diverted from the CP mission in Colombia (see more).
During the deployment, the CP 2008 medical contingent of more than 150 joint military and international military medical professionals and non-governmental organizations, worked along side host nation officials to treat more than 47,000 primary care patients, dispense more than 81,300 prescriptions, provide veterinary care to nearly 5,600 animals and conduct more than 198,600 medical, dental and optometric services.
In addition to the primary basic medical care provided by the CP 2008 team, 221 patients were flown to Kearsarge for shipboard surgeries, including hernia repair and eye surgery.
While in Guyana, the final stop in the CP 2008 mission, Kearsarge was also able to tackle unforeseen medical emergencies. Pilots from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron TWO EIGHT (HSC-28), Detachment 5, conducted an at-sea medical evacuation of a heart attack victim aboard a nearby vessel, while air crew members from Marine Heavy Helicopter (HMH) Squadron 464, rendered emergency transport assistance at Kumaka District Hospital in Santa Rosa to a young girl suffering from appendicitis.
In addition to the medical care provided by the CP team, Navy Seabees attached to Construction Battalion Mobile Unit (CBMU) 202, and civil engineers from the Air Force’s 5th Civil Engineer Squadron’s Prime Base Emergency Engineer Force completed various construction and renovation projects in each of the five countries visited during the mission.
In all, the joint-military engineering team built three schools, renovated 10 schools, clinics and hospitals, conducted 10 park/community center renovations, and performed five infrastructure related projects.
Grant Aid Table Sources:
- Guyana Foreign Military Financing 2006; Guyana Foreign Military Financing 2007; - United States, Department of State, Report on the Uses of Foreign Military Financing, International Military Education and Training, and Peacekeeping Operations Funds (Washington: Department of State: October 27, 2009) (Link to source).
- Guyana International Military Education and Training 2006; - United States, Department of State, FY 2008 Congressional Budget Justification for Foreign Operations (Washington: Department of State, February 2007) (Link to source).
- Guyana Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies 2006; Guyana Service Academies 2006; - United States, Department of Defense, Department of State, Foreign Military Training and DoD Engagement Activities of Interest in Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007: A Report to Congress (Washington: August 2007) (Link to source).
- Guyana International Military Education and Training 2007; - United States, Department of State, FY 2009 International Affairs (Function 150) Budget Request--Summary and Highlights (Washington: Department of State: February 4, 2008) (Link to source).
- Guyana International Military Education and Training 2008; - United States, Department of State, FY 2010 Congressional Budget Justification for Foreign Operations (Washington: Department of State, May 2009) (Link to source).
- Guyana Section 1206 Train and Equip Authority 2008; - United States, Department of Defense, Report to Congress on use of 1206 funds (Washington: September 4, 2008) (Link to source).
- Guyana Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies 2007; Guyana Service Academies 2007; Guyana Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies 2008; Guyana Service Academies 2008; Guyana Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies 2009; Guyana Service Academies 2009; Guyana Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies 2010; Guyana Service Academies 2010; - Estimate based on closest available year.
- Guyana Foreign Military Financing 2009; Guyana International Military Education and Training 2009; Guyana Foreign Military Financing 2010; Guyana International Military Education and Training 2010; Guyana International Military Education and Training 2011; - United States, Department of State, Executive Budget Summary: Function 150 and Other International Programs, Fiscal Year 2011 (Washington: Department of State, February 1, 2010) (Link to source).
Economic Aid Table Sources:
- Guyana Development Assistance 2006; Guyana Global HIV/AIDS Initiative 2006; Guyana Peace Corps 2006; - United States, Department of State, FY 2008 Congressional Budget Justification for Foreign Operations (Washington: Department of State, February 2007) (Link to source).
- Guyana Development Assistance 2007; - United States, Department of State, FY 2009 International Affairs (Function 150) Budget Request--Summary and Highlights (Washington: Department of State: February 4, 2008) (Link to source).
- Guyana Global HIV/AIDS Initiative 2007; Guyana Global HIV/AIDS Initiative 2008; Guyana Global HIV/AIDS Initiative 2009; - United States, Department of State, Congressional Budget Justification for Foreign Operations (Washington: Department of State, February 2008) (Link to source).
- Guyana Peace Corps 2007; Guyana Peace Corps 2008; Guyana Peace Corps 2009; - Estimate based on closest available year.
- Guyana Child Survival and Health 2008; Guyana Development Assistance 2008; - United States, Department of State, FY 2010 Congressional Budget Justification for Foreign Operations (Washington: Department of State, May 2009) (Link to source).
- Guyana Millennium Challenge 2008; - United States, Millennium Challenge Corporation, Guyana Signs $6.7 Million Millennium Challenge Corporation Grant to Support Fiscal Reforms, Press Release (Washington: MCC, August 23, 2007) (Link to source).
- Guyana Child Survival and Health 2009; Guyana Development Assistance 2009; Guyana Child Survival and Health 2010; Guyana Development Assistance 2010; Guyana Child Survival and Health 2011; Guyana Development Assistance 2011; - United States, Department of State, Executive Budget Summary: Function 150 and Other International Programs, Fiscal Year 2011 (Washington: Department of State, February 1, 2010) (Link to source).
Trainees Table Sources:
- Guyana Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies 2006; Guyana International Military Education and Training 2006; Guyana Service Academies 2006; - United States, Department of Defense, Department of State, Foreign Military Training and DoD Engagement Activities of Interest in Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007: A Report to Congress (Washington: August 2007) (Link to source).
- Guyana Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies 2007; Guyana Counter-Terrorism Fellowship Program 2007; Guyana International Military Education and Training 2007; Guyana Service Academies 2007; - United States, Department of Defense, Department of State, Foreign Military Training and DoD Engagement Activities of Interest in Fiscal Years 2007 and 2008 (Washington: January 2008) (Link to source).
- Guyana Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies 2008; - United States, Department of Defense, Regional Centers for Security Studies Fiscal Year 2008 Report (Washington: Department of Defense, February 2009) (Link to source).
Sales Table Sources:
- Guyana Direct Commercial Sales 2006; - United States, Department of State, Report by the Department of State Pursuant to Sec. 655 of the Foreign Assistance Act (Washington: 2007) (Link to source).
- Guyana Foreign Military Sales 2006; - United States, Department of Defense, Response to Freedom of Information Act request from Federation of American Scientists (Washington: Department of Defense, January 30, 2008) (Link to source).
- Guyana Direct Commercial Sales 2007; - United States, Department of State, Report by the Department of State Pursuant to Sec. 655 of the Foreign Assistance Act (Washington: May 2008) (Link to source).
- Guyana Foreign Military Sales 2007; - United States, Department of Defense, Response to Freedom of Information Act request from Federation of American Scientists (Washington: Department of Defense, January 30, 2008) (Link to source).
- Guyana Direct Commercial Sales 2008; - United States, Department of State, Report by the Department of State Pursuant to Sec. 655 of the Foreign Assistance Act (Washington: 2009) (Link to source).
- Guyana Foreign Military Sales 2008; - United States, Department of Defense, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Defense Articles and Services authorized and furnished to foreign countries and international organizations under Foreign Military Sales, Chapter 2, Arms Export Control Act (Washington: January 15, 2009) (Link to source).
Deployments Table Sources:
- Guyana Humanitarian and Civic Assistance 2007; - United States, Department of Defense, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Humanitarian and Civic Assistance and Humanitarian Mine Action Programs of the Department of Defense, Fiscal Year 2007, (Washington: Department of Defense, February 2008) (Link to source).
- Guyana Humanitarian and Civic Assistance 2007; - United States, Department of Defense, Section 1209 Report to Congress on Foreign-Assistance Related Programs Carried out by the Department of Defense (Washington: August 2008) (Link to source).
- Guyana Humanitarian and Civic Assistance 2008; - United States, Department of Defense, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Humanitarian and Civic Assistance and Humanitarian Mine Action Programs of the Department of Defense, Fiscal Year 2008, (Washington: Department of Defense, March 1, 2009) (Link to source).
