Ramotar urges Go-Invest to stop making excuses, be more proactive

Donald Ramotar

President Donald Ramotar has called for the Guyana Office for Investment (Go-Invest) to be more proactive in seeking out opportunities and not to make excuses of impediments as the country seeks to attract investment in both traditional and new sectors.

Speaking at an informal discussion during a Go-Invest retreat held in the eastern hall of the Guyana International Conference Centre yesterday, Ramotar also said that Guyana needs to relook at its investment incentive regimes in a bid to become a more attractive destination.

He told the chairman, board members and staff of Go-Invest and other stakeholders that the agency needs to seek out new types of investment to match the wave of new industries that are creating wealth and jobs. “Go-Invest must come up with ideas in the new sectors and must