The measures that have been put in place to curb the spread of COVID-19 only allows the operation of businesses deemed to be “essential”. The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) is now calling on the government to put a plan in place to guide non-essential businesses.
“The GCCI remains steadfast in its lobbying and advocacy work, especially under the threat of COVID-19 which has seen the caretaker Government implement ‘Stay at Home’ orders to preserve the lives of Guyanese citizens. While the GCCI believes that such an order should remain in effect, we call for metrics to be used and a plan to be put in place to allow non-essential businesses to understand when they will be allowed to reopen and whether they will reopen understandably with conditions that encapsulate hours of operations, sanitizing, screening measures and social distancing practices. This type of planning and decision making allows businesses to reduce the anxiety of their workers and manage the expectations of customers so that social distancing can be effective,” the Chamber said today in a statement.
The decision to call of the implementation was made on the occasion of the GCCI’s 130th Annual General Meeting (AGM), where elections for the Chamber’s 21-member Council were held and the following members were elected as the new Council of the Chamber for the year 2020/2021:
No.
Name
Company
1
Nicholas Boyer
National Hardware Guyana Ltd.
2
Timothy Tucker
Rid-O-Pes
3
Dr. Roshan Khan
Social Rank Media
4
Gerald Gouveia Jr.
Roraima Airways
5
Kester Hutson
Dapper Technology
6
Deodat Indar
Sterling Products Ltd.
7
Anije Lambert
Project Development Consultancy
8
Shaleeza Shaw
Demerara Bank Limited
9
Komal Ramnauth
Kojac Marketing Agency
10
Javed Khan
Republic Bank Guyana Limited
11
Keon Howard
Winedaysgy
12
Marisca Jordan
RAMPS Logistics Guyana Inc.
13
Briony Tiwarie
BK Supermix Inc.
14
Shaam Outar
A&S Enterprise
15
Anita Ramprasad
Machinery Corporation of Guyana Ltd. (MACORP)
16
Navin Prashad
M.P. Insurance Brokers & Consultants
17
Dr. Vishnu Doerga
ActionINVEST Caribbean Inc.
18
Derek Stoby
Muneshwers Limited
19
Gavin Ramsoondar
JR Ranch Inc.
20
Khemraj Goberdhan
Diamond Fire & General Insurance Inc.
21
Samuel Arjoon
Guyana Beverages Inc
Subsequent to the AGM, the new Council held its first Statutory Council meeting on Tuesday, 29 April, 2020 to elect from its body a new Executive Management Committee (EMC) for the year 2020/2021. The EMC comprises a President, Senior Vice President, Junior Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary and Immediate Past President. The elected Executives are as follows:
No.
Position
Name
Organisation
1
President
Nicholas Boyer
National Hardware (Guyana) Ltd.
2
Senior Vice President
Timothy Tucker
Rid-O-Pes
3
Junior Vice President
Anije Lambert
Project Development Consultancy
4
Treasurer
Kester Hutson
Dapper Technology
5
Secretary
Shaleeza Shaw
Demerara Bank Limited
6
Immediate Past President
Deodat Indar
Sterling Products Ltd.
