Guyana's President Jagdeo, sharply criticized the US Drug Enforcement Agency Reports on Guyana's inability to deal with money laundering and drug trafficking, by saying "if the rich and powerful United States, with all the high tech resources at its disposal can't even protect its own border, how does it expect a poor country like Guyana to police its border." President Jagdeo further went on to say that Guyana lack the resources to clamp down on narco traffickers en route to the US. It is alluded that the US is where the real money laundering takes place along with so called big time drug dealers.
Sources claimed that Guyana's border is porous, with a large number of Brazilians doing illegal gold and diamond mining inside of Guyana. Many of these illegal operations are negatively affecting the health of the indigenous Amerindian people living in the hinterland area. But more importantly the folks living in these interior areas are also benefiting economically. Goods and much needed items are imported from Brazil's north most city Manaus's into Lethem and as far as Georgetown, Guyana's Capital.
With the Takutu bridge earmarked for completion shortly, Guyana is poised for a genuine take off economically. Sources has it that with the pitched roads linking Georgetown and Lethem a massive influx Brazilian businesses will be established in Georgetown. All this is good for the Guyanese public. And all this as well has nothing to do with money laundering. These are all genuine welcomed investments.
Criticizing the US government however might not be a wise thing, as Guyana needs the support of the US government aids and help to combat crimes and other problems that the Guyana government can't handle. So while Guyana is poised for significant progress and development, it need to handle the US with more tact. The United States is a friend of Guyana.
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