The Commercial Registry here has received three applications for the registration of the name Demerara as a Geographical Indication (GI), GINA said.
The three applications are for Demerara Sugar, Demerara Molasses and Demerara Rum. Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge said that recapturing the name provides opportunities for producers to obtain market recognition.
“GI protection for those products means that a given name, Demerara, can only be used for products made or originating in Guyana and if production is moved out of Guyana they will no longer enjoy that domain feature,” Greenidge stated at the opening of the GI Conference at the Marriott Hotel, Kingston, yesterday.