Guyana

1. PRESENTER: MID WAYNE RICHMOND
COUNTRYCOUNTRY
BRIEFBRIEF

3. TOPICSTOPICS
 GEOGRAPHYGEOGRAPHY
 HISTORYHISTORY
 GOVERNMENTGOVERNMENT
 SOCIETYSOCIETY
 ECONOMYECONOMY
 CULTURECULTURE
 DEFENCE FORCEDEFENCE FORCE
 CURRENT ISSUESCURRENT ISSUES

5. GEO. INFOGEO. INFO
 LOCATION- NORTH OF SOUTHLOCATION- NORTH OF SOUTH
AMERICA; 8 ABOVE EQUATORAMERICA; 8 ABOVE EQUATOR
 COORD.-LAT 5 N, LONG 59 WCOORD.-LAT 5 N, LONG 59 W
 TOTAL AREA- 214,970 SQ KMTOTAL AREA- 214,970 SQ KM
 LAND AREA- 196,850 SQ KMLAND AREA- 196,850 SQ KM
 WATER BODIES- 18100 SQ KMWATER BODIES- 18100 SQ KM

7. Brazil
Venezuela
Matthews
Ridge

8. TOPOGRAPHYTOPOGRAPHY

9. MARITIME CLAIM / INFO.MARITIME CLAIM / INFO.
 COASTLINE – 270 NMCOASTLINE – 270 NM
 SIGNATORY OF UNCLOSSIGNATORY OF UNCLOS
 TERRITORIAL SEA- 12 NM FROMTERRITORIAL SEA- 12 NM FROM
BASELINEBASELINE
 EEZ- 200NM FROM BASELINEEEZ- 200NM FROM BASELINE
 TOTAL AREA – 54000 SQ NMTOTAL AREA – 54000 SQ NM
 CONTINENTAL SHELF: 200 NMCONTINENTAL SHELF: 200 NM
OR TO THE OUTER EDGE OF THEOR TO THE OUTER EDGE OF THE
CONTINENTAL MARGINCONTINENTAL MARGIN

10. CLIMATE
WINDS NORTH-EAST
HUMIDITY 65%
ANNUAL RAINFALL COAST LINE 90 INS
RAIN FOREST 140 INS
SAVANNAH 60 INS
DRY SEASON JAN – APRIL
AUG – NOV
RAINY SEASON APRIL – AUG
NOV – JAN
TEMPERATURE COAST LINE 68° - 91°
RAIN FOREST 60° - 102°

12. GUYANA’S NATIVE PEOPLEGUYANA’S NATIVE PEOPLE

13. •Originally a Dutch colony in the 17th
century.
•By 1815 Guyana became British
possession.

14. •The abolition of slavery led to
blacks settlement of urban areas and
the importation of indentured
servants from India to work the
sugar plantations.

15. INDENTURED LABOURERS

16. MAY1953
FORBES BURNHAM CHEDDIE JAGAN JANET JAGAN

18. 1498 CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS SIGHTED THE GUIANAS
1796 BRITIAN BECAME THE DE FACTOR RULERS
1831 CONFERENCE OF VIENNA GUIANA CEDED TO BRITIAN
1834 ABOLITION OF SLAVERY - EAST INDIANS, CHINESE,
PORTUGUESE ARRIVAL
1950 PEOPLE’S PROGRESSIVE PARTY
1953 ELECTIONS
1953 CONSTITUTION SUSPENDED
1957 Dr JAGAN - PREMIER
1964 Mr. FORBES BURNHAM - PRIME MINISTER
HISTORICAL EVENTS

20. GREEN represents the agricultural and forested nature of Guyana
WHITE symbolizes the rivers and water potential of the country,
GOLDEN arrow represents Guyana's mineral wealth,
BLACK portrays the endurance that will sustain the forward thrust of the
Guyanese people,
RED represents the zeal and dynamic nature of nation-building which
lies before the young and independent Guyana."
The Flag of Guyana

21. 1970 COMMONWEALTH REPUBLIC
1980 NEW CONSTITUTION;EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT
1985 BURNHAM’S DEATH AFTER 22 YEARS IN OFFICE
1985 PRES HOYTE ACCEDED TO PRESIDENCY
1992 PRES. JAGAN (PPP) WON FREE & FAIR ELECTIONS
AFTER 28 YRS IN OPPOSITION
1995 DEATH OF PRES JAGAN
1999 BHARAT JAGDEO BECAME PRESIDENT
GUYANA-MODERN EVENTS

22. N A T IO N A L A S S E M B L Y
6 5 M E M B E R S
L e g is la tiv e
C a b in e t
M in is te rs
E x e c u tiv e
H ig h C o u rt
S U P R E M E C O U R T
J u d ic ia ry
P re s id e n t
GOVERNMENT

23. •Executive Branch: Chief of State- President
•Head of government – Prime Minister
•Cabinet of Minister appointed by the
President.
•Legislative Branch
•Unicameral National Assembly (65 seat)
•Judicial Branch
•Supreme Court highest also subscribe to the
Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ)

24. HIS EXCELLENCY
THE PRESIDENT OF
THE COOPERATIVE REPUBLIC OF
GUYANA
BHARAT JAGDEO
PRIME MINISTER
OF THE COOPERATIVE
REPUBLIC OF
GUYANA
SAMUEL HINDS

26. POPULATION-800,000
EAST INDIANS : 49%
BLACKS : 32%
MIXED : 12%
AMERINDIANS : 6%
CAUCASIAN AND
CHINESE : 1%

27. LANGUAGELANGUAGE
•ENGLISH TOTAL POPULATION
•HINDI HINDUS
•ARABIC MUSLIMS
•URDU EAST INDIANS
•DIALECTS AMERINDIANS
•CREOLESE WIDELY USED

28. CHRISTIANITY 50%
HINDUISM 35%
ISLAM 10%
RELIGION IN GUYANA

29. LITERACY RATE 98%
EDUCATION

30. SPORTS

40. Kaieteur fallsKaieteur falls
•World largest single drop fall with a
height of 741 feet

41. KAIETUER FALLS

42. GETTING CLOSE –PRETTY AWESOMEGETTING CLOSE –PRETTY AWESOME

43. ORINDUK RAPIDS

49. GEORGETOWN: The Capital City

50. ST GEORGE’S CATHERDRAL
Height of 43.5 m (132 ft)
Tallest wooden building in the World

52. G U YAN A’S C U R R E N C Y
US $1.00 = G$200.00

53. Economic indicators/data
Agricultural products- sugarcane, rice,
shrimp, fish, vegetables and fruits,
vegetable oils; beef, pork, poultry, dairy
products,
Industries-bauxite, sugar, rice milling,
timber, textiles, gold mining
Export commodities-sugar, gold, bauxite,
alumina, rice, shrimp, molasses, rum,
timber

54. Economic indicators/data
GDP- $978 M
GDP- per capita - $5,300
GDP - real growth rate: - 4.5%
GDP - composition by sector:
AGRICULTURE: 35.2%
industry: 19% ,
services:45.8%
Economic Aid Recipient – HIPC
Remittances- $ US 440M

55. TRADING PARTNERS
MAIN EXPORT PARTNERS
U.S.A : 22%
CANADA : 22%
U.K : 18%
NETHERLANDS: 11%
MAIN IMPORT PARTNERS
U.S.A : 29%
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: 18%
NETHERLANDS : 16%
U.K : 7%

56. SUGAR FACTORYSUGAR FACTORY

57. PLANTING OF RICEPLANTING OF RICE

58. MINING BAUXITE

69. CUISINECUISINE

72. GUYANA DEFENCE FORCEGUYANA DEFENCE FORCE

73. DEFENCE POLICY
OUR DEFENCE POLICY IS PREMISED ON OUR
NEED TO AVOID ARMED CONFLICT AND TO
ELIMINATE THE SOCIAL ILLS WHICH CAN
IMPEDE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PRINCIPLES
• DIPLOMATIC AND MILITARY ACTION
• HEMISPHERIC SECURITY & COOPERATION
• DETERRENCE

74. ROLE OF THE GDF
•Territorial Integrity
•Maintenance of Law and Order
•National Development

75. EngineerInfantry
National Defence Board
DEFENCE STRUCTURE
Defence Headquarters
Special ForcesAirCoast GuardArtillery

76. COMMODORE GARY BEST- COSCOMMODORE GARY BEST- COS

78. • ENFORCE ALL MARITIME LAWS ON AND UNDER
THE HIGH SEAS AND ALL WATERS SUBJECT TO
THE JURISDICTION TO GUYANA.
•CONDUCT MARITIME SURVEILLANCE OF
GUYANA’S EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE.
•CONDUCT OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF LAND
FORCES.
ROLE OF THE COAST GUARD
EEZ

79. • Fisheries Protection Patrols.
• Coastal Surveillance.
• Harbor Patrols.
• Anti Smuggling Operations.
• Drug Enforcement
• Search and Rescue.
• Safety at Sea.
• Riverine Small Boat Operations.
• Transport of Troops.
• Monitor Maritime Pollution.
• Surveillance of the Exclusive Economic Zone.
• Maintenance of the integrity of the EEZ.
• Maritime Traffic Management.
TASKS

80. COAST GUARDCOAST GUARD
ORGANISATIONORGANISATION
District 1
Morawhanna
District 6
Benab
HQ
SVC DIV TECH DIV TRG DIVOPS DIV Raider Sqn
Fleet OP Center

81. ASSETSASSETS

82. ASSETSASSETS

83. CURRENT ISSUESCURRENT ISSUES
 UPSURGE IN VIOLENT CRIMESUPSURGE IN VIOLENT CRIMES
 TRANSNATIONAL CRIMESTRANSNATIONAL CRIMES
• NARCO-TRAFFICKINGNARCO-TRAFFICKING
• ILLEGAL MIGRATIONILLEGAL MIGRATION
• ILLEGAL FISHING IN EEZILLEGAL FISHING IN EEZ
 TERRITORIAL ISSUESTERRITORIAL ISSUES

84. ABOUT MYSELFABOUT MYSELF
 Name : Wayne RichmondName : Wayne Richmond
 Rank: MidshipmanRank: Midshipman
 DOB: 15DOB: 15thth
December 1985December 1985
 Commissioned on the 6Commissioned on the 6thth
DecemberDecember
2006.2006.
 Present Appointment: CraftPresent Appointment: Craft
CommanderCommander
 Hobbies: reading, volleyball, surfingHobbies: reading, volleyball, surfing
the net, camping, etc.the net, camping, etc.

85. THANK YOUTHANK YOU