Special committee to assist remigrants from Venezuela

President Mohamed Irfaan Ali over the weekend said that a special committee would be established to assist Guyanese remigrants from Venezuela.
The President made this announcement after a remigrant living in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) raised concerns during a meeting at the Suddie Early Development Childhood Centre on Sunday.
The woman, the Department of Public Information (DPI) reported, explained that remigrants have encountered many challenges since they have little representation in the region. She said the lack of documentation has also hampered their children attending school, and it was costly to travel to Georgetown to have them rectified.
“I am going to set up a special committee to be led by the Minister of Housing and the Minister of Local Government to see how we can bring the services to help you,” President Ali said, adding that many Guyanese have returned to Guyana owing to the crisis in Venezuela.
National Security Advisor to the President, Captain Gerry Gouveia will also be part of the committee.
“I am going to ask them to convene an inter-agency group to come here and deal with the migrant issue, especially the Guyanese who would have returned. We need to have a good analysis of it, so we can see how we can support this group,” the President is quoted by DPI as saying.
During his recent visit to Guyana, United States Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo pledged US$5 million in relief to help Venezuelans who had fled to Guyana.