Indian lawyer and business executive Dr. V.R.S. Sampath visited Guyana last week and held talks with Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo and key government and private sector officials and has committed to returning here next year with a team of investors.
A release yesterday from the Prime Minister’s office said that Dr. Sampath, from the state of Tamil Nadu, is the President of the Madras Development Society and founder of the World Tamils Economic Foundation.
During his trip, the release said that Dr. Sampath held talks with government ministers, the Private Sector Commission and the University of Guyana. He had signalled strong interest in investments in the rice, sugar, granite and ICT sectors and also in the setting up of a medical school and hospital in Guyana.