GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – President of Guyana Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has announced that the country will partner with Canada to develop a framework to provide training to young people in various technologically innovative fields.

During an address at the Agri-Investment Forum and Expo on Friday, Dr Ali said a programme will be launched to have, at least, 3,000 young people in technically innovative jobs, in the coming years.

The president said the work and commitment of young people will lead to Guyana being in a good position in the areas of food, energy and climate.

“The future belongs to you. [With] all the work that we are doing and the investments we are making, we are setting the framework to ensure that you have a strong, prosperous, resilient and sustainable future in Guyana. That is the commitment of this government to all of us and the region,” he told the scores of students attending the Agri-Investment Forum and Expo.

President Ali, who recently returned from a Caribbean Community-Canada Summit in Ottawa, said he held a bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau in Ottawa where they discussed Canada’s support for Guyana’s oil and gas industry expansion, strategies in agriculture, investments, food security, and climate resilience.

Dr Ali said that their partnership is a reflection of their mutual understanding of the value of communication and diplomacy in tackling the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead.