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Today, the President, Senior Vice President, and Executive Director of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) met with a Mexican business delegation. The delegation was led by the Ambassador of the United Mexican States to Guyana, Mr. Jose Omar Hurtado Conteras. Areas discussed include various trade and investment activities and the strengthening of […]

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) today met with the Honourable Minister of Home Affairs, Mr. Robeson Benn. The GCCI was represented by Timothy Tucker, President; Gerald Gouevia Jr., Senior Vice President; Kester Hutson, Junior Vice President and Security and Governance Committee Chairman; and Richard Rambarran, Executive Director. During the meeting, discussions focused […]

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) notes with tremendous concern, the escalating rate of crime that is occurring in Guyana. The perpetuation of these violent crimes is of great concern to the members of the Chamber as it directly impacts the welfare of the citizens and enterprises of the country.   In particular, it […]

GCCI member and premier security services and training firm, Praetorian Executive Protection Services Inc. (Praetorian), is doing its part to address the growing security needs of local and international companies. In an effort to bolster local security capacity, Praetorian recently announced its partnership with Arcuri Group LLC to deliver the Situation Awareness Specialist® (SAS) Certification […]

Given the unprecedented and devastating nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) encourages its members, local businesses and the general public to commit to supporting the robust COVID-19 vaccination efforts of the Ministry of Health.  During the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has had adverse effects on both lives […]

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry today participated in a private sector delegation which met with Dr. Ashni Singh, Senior Minister with Responsibility for Finance, Office of the President. The delegation was led by Mr. Nicholas Deygoo-Boyer, Chairman of the Private Sector Commission. The GCCI was represented by Timothy Tucker, President and Richard Rambarran, […]

A team from the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry today met with the Honourable Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Mr. Charles Ramson to discuss areas of collaboration between the Ministry and the GCCI. Areas discussed include support and programmes for youth entrepreneurship, cultural and creative industries development and youth in business initiatives. The […]

(Kaieteur News)  Even though its agenda for 2021 will be focused on ensuring Guyana has a Local Content Legislation in place, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) said it would also seek to garner international support so that its members can be better prepared to benefit from the country’s nascent oil and gas […]

(Oil Now) While it is well known that most partnerships are not always successful, it is still a crucial mechanism to help Guyanese build capacity in a very short time so that they can participate in the oil sector. This is according to President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Timothy Tucker. […]

(Kaieteur News) The Georgetown Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s (GCCI) recently minted President, Timothy Tucker, is calling on the ruling administration to put in place not just a Local Content Policy but firm legislation, to punish defaulting companies—legislation to be applied across the extractive industries. This could be done in a phased approach since priority […]