Introduction

The UK Government is determined to help reduce the inequalities of opportunity we see around the world today. We believe that promoting global prosperity is both a moral duty and in the UK’s national interest. Aid is only ever a means to an end, never an end in itself. It is wealth creation and sustainable growth that will help people to lift themselves out of poverty.

WEEKLY NEWS 27/98
The Guyana Red Cross was in a race against time the weekend of 18-19 July to ensure that 1,500 Amerindian families in a drought-stricken region had tools and seeds in time for the upcoming planting season. Twenty trucks laden with 100 tonnes of relief material left for Lethem, in southern Guyana on 18 July. From there, the goods are being transported by truck and canoe to 15 remote regions. Food items such as rice, vegetable oil, salt, sugar, flour, beans, corned beef, fish and biscuits are being distributed, as well as vegetable and fruit seeds.