(AP:GEORGETOWN, Guyana) Guyana says it will donate more than 150,000 tons (136,000 metric tons) of rice to Cuba, which is recovering from two devastating hurricanes and preparing for another storm.

The shipment represents nearly half the total amount produced last year by Guyana, the Caribbean's largest rice producer.Foreign Ministry director general Elisabeth Harper said Friday the food will be shipped within two weeks.

Cuba has provided free medical care and education to thousands of Guyanese under programs that are paid for largely by Venezuelan oil money.