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The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has over the last several months sought engagements with the political parties contesting in the 2025 General and Regional Elections to discuss their strategies for economic development and private sector advancement. Today, July 16, Executive Members, Councillors, and Members of the GCCI participated in the Manifesto Consultations […]

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) in collaboration with the World University Services of Canada (WUSC) with funding from Global Affairs Canada, on July 9 held a ‘Farmer-to-Business Symposium’ at the Woodley Park Resource Centre, West Coast Berbice that saw farmers, and representatives of restaurants, supermarkets, and other businesses within the agriculture supply […]

“𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙙𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙮. 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙜𝙜𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙮. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣” Along with their High School Diplomas, the Grade Ten graduating class of Morgan’s Learning Centre on July 4 received sage words of guidance from the President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Mrs. Kathy Smith […]

Local Content development and utilisation remain key focal points of the Guyanese business community, and as such, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) is committed to continually advocating in this regard. On June 26, the Chamber hosted Director of the Local Content Secretariat, Dr. Martin Pertab, who fielded questions from members as it […]

His Excellency, Kiman Umezawa, Ph.d., the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary for the Embassy of Japan, accompanied by Second Secretary, Mr. Yasumitsu Takagi, on June 25 met with Senior Vice President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Mr. Gavin Ramsoondar shortly after submitting his letter of credence to the President of Guyana. Senior […]

On June 25, President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Mrs. Kathy Smith met with officials from the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), the organisation that is executing a programme funded by the European Union to support electoral integrity as Guyana approaches the 2025 General and Regional Elections. […]

On June 24, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), the United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office, and the Global Compact Caribbean Network collaborated to host a Private Sector Sustainable Development Forum at the Grand Coastal Hotel. The forum sought to sensitise members on how their business operations and policies can be aligned to the […]

Over the last several years, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), through its Agriculture Committee, has been supporting the development of farmers across the country via the Agriculture Outreach programme. The agriculture sector is also one of the key sectors to be targeted by programmes that will be executed by the Chamber’s Micro […]