The Guyana government is moving towards addressing the influx of Venezuelans who have been arriving there via the hinterland borders.

On Monday, representatives from the Ministries of Public Health, Social Protection, Communities, Citizenship, the Guyana Police Force and Civil Defense Commission who constitute a newly formed board, met for the first time. The objective is to prepare a coordinated effort to give structure to the government’s response to the situation.

Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix said that following this first engagement, several actions will be taken including reinforcing the immigration department in Region One during the course of this week to deal with the irregular arrival of Venezuelans into Guyana.

The minister added that the board is expecting an initial statistical report on the exact number of persons seeking refuge at Guyana’s border.

He added that small villages like White Water have recorded the arrival of approximately 150 persons.

A definite number on the recorded influx of Venezuelans is expected to be provided at the next meeting which is scheduled for July 23.

Meanwhile, the government is working to facilitate the influx of Venezuelans and recently sent medicine, food supplies and camping equipment to villages near the border shared with Venezuela.

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