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| The journalism exchange programme between the United States and Guyana is soon to be resuscitated.This is the promise of US Ambassador to Guyana, John Melvin Jones,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, who noted that the fund to facilitate this still exists although for some reason the programme has hit a hiatus.US Ambassador to Guyana,Cheap NFL Jerseys, John Melvin Jones “The programme is something that is very good because it helps to improve the relationship between the two countries and is beneficial to both sides in terms of sharing best practices in journalism… Resuscitating this programme will be among my first order of business here.”A number of local journalists have in the past benefited from the exchange programme in which they were given special visas to visit the US to participate in internship stints at media houses in that country.Ambassador Jones said that help may also be forthcoming by way of donations and exchange programmes to assist the local sports sector.At one time the US had a fund in place that was integral to assisting the sports fraternity.However, over time this has diminished. Noting the difference in some types of sports played in Guyana as opposed to the United States, Jones acknowledged that it will take some maneuvering to get the exchange programmes initiated.He,Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic, however, posited that this could begin with the sporting activities that are common to both countries.“We in the US play baseball and football and it’s a case of getting Americans accustomed to cricket… but as we do more exchanges we can influence some of our cricket players to come down…“However, in the sports that are familiar to both countries like basketball and volleyball, exchanges and donations can be forthcoming.”Speaking of his appointment to Guyana, Ambassador Jones said that this was influenced to a large extent by the huge number of expatriates in the United States, particularly New York.“Guyana has more people in New York City than it has in Georgetown and that is one of the reasons why I am here…There is a huge expatriate community there and they need to have someone here who is going to give their side of the story and I intend to do that.”In this regard, he noted that Guyanese need to change their perception of the country being a ‘hick town’.“Please don’t believe that Guyana is a backwater place and that it’s off the beaten path. When you have that kind of constituency in the US it’s more than a backwater country.“I heard someone use the term ‘hick town” in the paper the other day…that’s not Guyana. We have nationals there who outnumber a lot of countries in which we have a bigger presence.”Ambassador Jones said the US does not consider Guyana a threat at this time,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, which was evidenced by the removal of the marine ranks from the embassy.He,Wholesale NFL Jerseys 2018, however,NFL Jerseys Clearance, reiterated that vigilance has to be the watch word at all times because of what is happening in the world.“Guyana is just like any other country where there are problems that include crime and other such issues which concern the embassy and its staff…but it’s a friendly, open place and we do not view Guyana as a threat right now.”He noted that in his 28 years as a Foreign Service Officer he has had postings in a lot of very contentious places.“…But we have to look at each country individually since a generalisation cannot be made…we also have to look at the exchanges and the years of friendship that exist between Guyana and the US…“Guyana has a democratically elected government and there are a large number of expatriates and large number of Americans living here.The interest of Guyanese and American citizens must be addressed and like any other Foreign Service official, I was sent here to do that and to improve the interchange and work hand in hand with the government here.”Describing his posting to Guyana as a culmination of his almost three decades as a Foreign Service Officer, he expressed optimism of enjoying a long, peaceful and productive tenure here. |
