Contractors seeking meetings with ministers, mayor to discuss workplace safety issues

Stabroek Business has been sent a copy of a memorandum from the 70-member General Contrac-tors Association of Guyana (GCAG) seeking what its Secretary Neil Cort-Rogers says are “important meetings” with two cabinet ministers and the Mayor of Georgetown to find solutions to “critical issues” facing the sector.

Neil Cort-Rogers
Neil Cort-Rogers

Three weeks ago, this newspaper met Cort-Rogers and GCAG Vice President Aubrey Jones at which time the two had disclosed that they were desirous of meeting Minis-ter of Public Infrastructure David Patterson to discuss what Jones said were “serious issues” facing the sector. The letter, seen by the Stabroek Business on Tuesday, indicates that the GCAG is also desirous of engaging Minister of Social Protection Volda Lawrence and Mayor Patricia Chase-Green.

While the letter is captioned “safety at work and environmental standards,” Cort-Rogers has told Stabroek Business that