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Pressure continues to mount for the government of Guyana and the U.S. embassy to return to the negotiating table to determine the way forward on the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded Leadership And Democracy Programme (LEAD). Despite being rejected by the Guyana government, the LEAD project is being implemented by the U.S. […]

While supporting and endorsing the objectives of the USAID $300M Leadership and Democracy (LEAD) project, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) yesterday urged a resumption of dialogue between the Guyana and US governments to find common ground for its implementation. In a statement,  GCCI urged both sides to resume the discussion concerning the […]

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) is urging Guyana government and US embassy officials to resume the discussion concerning the USAID Leadership and Democracy Program (LEAD) with the objective of identifying the mutually feasible, pragmatic common ground so that the project can be implemented effectively.   After meetings with representatives from both sides, […]

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) has been stressing the need for the United States (US) and the Guyana government to negotiate the US$1.2 million leadership and democracy project, a top official of the business organisation said Tuesday. PSC Chairman, Ronald Webster confirmed that a delegation last week met with the Head of the American embassy […]

Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman hopes to bridge disagreements between government and the United States over the American-financed $300 million Leadership and Democra-cy Project (LEAD) from which Parliament was expected to benefit. “The project is too valuable to Guyana for it  be scuttled or scrapped…I would like to speak to the US Ambassador […]

PPP/C MP and Chief Whip Gail Teixeira has again been elected to the chairmanship of the Special Select Committee on Anti Money-Laundering/ Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Amendment Bill. The decision was made yesterday afternoon during the committee’s first meeting since being formed late last year. Before the meeting Teixeira, who chaired the last […]

President of the Guyana Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Mr. Clinton Urling has disclosed that the body will be paying more attention to proposals geared towards attracting foreign investment. More importantly, Urling stressed that the government owned agency, Go-Invest needs strengthening immediately. GO-Invest is an organization which provides advice and concessions when necessary, to […]

Political rivalry, high electricity and lack of a clear strategic policy on diversification are the three most worrisome challenges for 2014 as it relates to the barriers facing Guyana’s productive sectors. GCCI President, Clinton Urling This is according to President of the GeorgetownChamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Clinton Urling, who says that the country has […]

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) and the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) have extended their condolences to the family and relatives of the late Terence Holder. In messages, the two private sector organisations regretted the passing of Terry Holder, a private sector leader and advocate, who had served on the executives of both organisations for […]

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) wishes to convey its deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences to the family of Mr. Terrence Holder.   Mr. Holder spent many years as a private sector leader and advocate, serving on many Boards and Committees of several private sector associations in Guyana. He held many executive level […]