Helicopters, Boat, and Drone to cost gov’t $16B in 2024 for GDF

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The administration led by the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is anticipated to allocate a sum of 16,234,661,000 towards the acquisition of GDF hardware, including two helicopters, a watercraft, and a drone, with the aim of enhancing the nation’s defensive capabilities.

The APNU+AFC, the parliamentary opposition, has expressed strong support for the recapitalization of the GDF due to the imminent danger that Venezuela, our western neighbor, poses.

The disclosure of the allocation occurred while the Estimates were under examination in the National Assembly. The national budget of the Government of Guyana was unveiled on January 15, 2023, and it amounted to $1.146 trillion.