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On September 22, 2020, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) partnered with Empower Guyana to assist the Hauraruni Girls Home located on the Linden Soesdyke Highway. The home is an Alternative Care Centre for female children who are the victims of abuse and neglect in the home setting. There are currently twenty-five girls […]

Press Statement by Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry -START- The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) stands in solidarity with all those who are peacefully demanding accountability and justice for the senseless murders of Joel and Isaiah Henry, and now Haresh Singh. The pain, anger and frustration are evident and understandable. However, the […]

PRESS STATEMENT by Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry -START- The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) is deeply saddened by the senseless murders of Isaiah Henry and Joel Henry – two teenagers of Number Three Village, West Coast Berbice whose young lives were brutally cut short. We extend our deepest condolences to the […]

PRESS STATEMENT by Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry -START- The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) will continue to raise its voice and reinforce its efforts to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus for the health and safety of all citizens. The GCCI is aware that there are members of the business […]

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) has announced that President of the GCCI, Mr. Nicholas Deygoo-Boyer, will serve as its new Chairman for the period 2020-2021. Mr. Deygoo-Boyer was appointed Chairman during the PSC’s 28th Annual General Meeting which was held yesterday, August 31, 2020. Mr. Deygoo-Boyer is the successor of  Captain Gerald Gouveia, who declined […]

(HBR) It’s August, and you know what that means. Leadership teams are launching annual business planning and budgeting processes, all too aware that the current year’s plans went kaput sometime around March thanks to the pandemic. 2020 has been particularly chaotic, but let’s face it, even in typical times most planning and budgeting processes are […]

(Oil Now) Draft local content legislation should be ready for Parliament by the end of the year in South America’s newest oil producing nation – Guyana – where the recently installed government has been advocating for more benefits for the country and its people from the vast offshore petroleum resources. “We are moving swiftly. We’re […]

(Guyana Times) As the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Administration continues to streamline its policies in the various sectors, it is maintaining that Guyanese in the oil and gas sector must benefit equally with other nationalities. To this end, the Labour Ministry will be working with US oil giant ExxonMobil – the largest operator offshore – […]