{"id":30549,"date":"2026-06-22T20:00:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T00:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=30549"},"modified":"2026-06-22T20:22:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T00:22:53","slug":"regional-cooperation-among-key-issues-addressed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/regional-cooperation-among-key-issues-addressed\/","title":{"rendered":"Regional cooperation among key issues addressed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">-as Guyana hosts meeting of maritime heads <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">-by NaAsia Bristol<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guyana is hosting the fifth regional meeting of Directors and Head of\u00a0Maritime Administration (DIHMAR) to discuss cooperation and the future of the maritime sector.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking at the opening on Sunday, Public Utilities and Aviation Minister Deodat Indar&nbsp;said maritime transport remains critical to global trade and stressed the need for practical solutions&nbsp;to challenges facing the industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;For our region as a maritime transport remains the backbone of&nbsp;international trade. Commerce carrying over 80 per cent of goods across this planet. Just think about that.&nbsp;That is UN trade data,&#8221;<\/strong> he pointed out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"30551\" src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/728427456_36525445040433983_6660948377807697142_n-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/728427456_36525445040433983_6660948377807697142_n-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/728427456_36525445040433983_6660948377807697142_n-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/728427456_36525445040433983_6660948377807697142_n-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/728427456_36525445040433983_6660948377807697142_n-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/728427456_36525445040433983_6660948377807697142_n.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Guyana is hosting the fifth regional meeting of Directors and Head of&nbsp;Maritime Administration (\ud835\udc03\ud835\udc08\ud835\udc07\ud835\udc0c\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc11)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Minister Indar said Guyana is pursuing plans to become a regional hub for&nbsp;commerce through investment, imports and logistic infrastructure. However, he warned that global&nbsp;conflicts and disruption continues to affect shipping routes and increase costs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;We gather&nbsp;to discuss challenges and to develop solutions, not just the challenges.We just don&#8217;t want to&nbsp;be a meeting that is a receptacle for challenges and complaints. We want it to be one where solutions&nbsp;can be proffered,&#8221;<\/strong> he said.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The three-day meeting coordinated by the International Maritime Organisation and&nbsp;the Government of Guyana continues until Wednesday. 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