The regional private sector group which sparked a furore here when it appeared to suggest that Guyana’s local content law violated the Treaty of Chaguaramas visited the country earlier this month in what has been seen as a fence-mending trip and it is seeking to mobilise members.
Representatives from the Caricom Private Sector Organization (CPSO) last week met with President Irfaan Ali, but not the local private sector, and Head of its Secretariat, Dr Patrick Antoine explained it was in no way a snub of this country’s business support bodies, but that the meeting had been long pre-arranged. The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry has signalled that it will join the regional organisation.