{"id":26883,"date":"2025-03-12T14:04:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T14:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=26883"},"modified":"2025-03-12T14:04:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T14:04:22","slug":"government-incentives-fuel-steady-increase-in-guyanese-remigration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/government-incentives-fuel-steady-increase-in-guyanese-remigration\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Incentives Fuel Steady Increase in Guyanese Remigration"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Saskia Warrick<\/em><br><em>February 12, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The number of Guyanese returning home has been steadily rising, with many being drawn back by government incentives that ease their transition and encourage contributions to the country\u2019s development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Rosalinda Rasul, the head of the Diaspora Unit, the remigration numbers have more than doubled in the past five years, from 203 in 2020 to 408 in 2024. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These incentives, which include duty-free concessions on personal household items and vehicles, are particularly appealing to skilled professionals, business owners, and investors looking to resettle and re-establish themselves in Guyana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the official statistics only account for those who have applied for remigration benefits, Rasul noted that many others are quietly returning, particularly from neighboring countries like Venezuela and Suriname.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The growing number of remigrants is positively impacting key sectors, as their skills, investments, and expertise play a crucial role in shaping the nation\u2019s future and contributing to its economic growth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saskia WarrickFebruary 12, 2025 The number of Guyanese returning home has been steadily rising, with many being drawn back by government incentives that ease their transition and encourage contributions&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24029,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[360,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-energy","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26883"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26883\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26884,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26883\/revisions\/26884"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}