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June 20, 2008 - The Guyana Office for Investment is very pleased to introduce its first issue of its news magazine," What's Up in Business for Jan - June, 2008"

June 20, 2007 - The Guyana Office for Investment in collaboration with Guyana’s Consul General to Toronto, Canada, Mr. Danny Doobay, is hosting a Guyana Trade & Investment Exposition at the L’Amoreaux Community Centre, Toronto, Canada during the Guyana Festival from Friday, June 22nd to Sunday, June 24th, 2007.

This Exposition is to showcase and sell all that is grown and manufactured in Guyana and to promote investment opportunities available in Guyana.

The Exposition will run from 11:00 hrs – 21:oo hrs on Saturday, June 23rd and from 11:00 hrs – 18:00 hrs on Sunday, June 24th, 2007.

Fourteen (14) manufacturing companies from Guyana would be in attendance in the following sectors: high quality wood products, fresh and processed foods, wooden crafts, basketry, gold and silver jewellery and confectionery. In addition, four (4) tour operators/hotels/music would be in attendance.

Participants

Representative (s)	Company
Jethro Warner	Jet’s Enterprise
Allan Major	Major’s Food Manufacturing
Haripaul Bhagwandeo Chaitram Rikiram	Bhagwandeo Farming & Exporting Investment
Heemwantie Naraine	Tri-Star Food Processing Plant
Jeevanjalie Surujpaul	Souvenir Art & Craft
Raymond Tagepaul	RT Imports and Exports
Rohan Lowkashawar	Rohan’s Jewellery
Ingrid Beveney	Two Star Boutique
Weslyn Adams	Weslyn’s Trading
Sheik Yassen Nancoomare Jagat Maish Nairattan	Tradewind Marine Products
Walter Cheong Ruth Autar	Edward B Beharry & Company Ltd.
Shahzir Ali	Ricks & Sari
John Macedo Romena Macedo	Rupununi Chamber of Commerce
Michelle Skeet Simone Gajie Daniel Gajie	Rupununi Chamber of Commerce
Lolita Ann Fernandes	Mike Charles Production/Guyana Yours to Discover
Damion Griffith	Le Meridien Pegasus
Mark Mc Call	Tours R US
Tessa Mary Singh A.R. Singh	Hotel Tower Ltd.

 

Feb 2, 2007 - Organisations, companies and officials in the private and public sectors, students and researchers are reminded of the opportunity to increase their knowledge of the main provisions and operations of the CARICOM/Cuba Trade and Economic Co-operation Agreement which was signed in July 2000, and is presently provisionally applied between Cuba and Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago.[more]

Feb 2, 2007 - The CGCS is the premier showcase of authentic gift, craft, fashion, art and decorative accessories made by Caribbean artisans using a range of indigenous materials to produce novel and ingenious products. The display of new products, an emphasis on innovation and awareness of trends in international and regional markets have been the focus of the show in recent years as it seeks to attract increasing numbers of trade buyers from regional and international markets. [more]

Feb 2, 2007 - Key stakeholders of the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) such as Business Support Organisations (BSOs) government officials, representatives of donor agencies and exporters of goods and services, will have the opportunity to participate in the Agency's business planning consultation process in early February.[more]

 

News Clippings

May 9, 2006 - This is the beginning - President tells Business Summit - web-based skills recruitment among strategies put forward [more]

May 5, 2006 - New ICT Company lands high- level service provision contract with Canadian client

... established with the assistance of GO-Invest [more]

Feb 18, 2006 - Armadillo, Ocelot, Toucan... but no Beatles in Guyana

Telling people I was going on holiday to Guyana provoked one of two responses. “Why?” was one, “Oh, West Africa, wow!” the other. I then was forced to enunciate, as if to someone slightly simple, that Guy-ahh-naar is in South America, quite far from Ghana. Actually. [more]

Nov 21, 2005 - Investments for 2005 will facilitate 5,000 jobs.

A combination of projects which include investments by existing companies and a series of new business ventures will see in excess of 5,000 jobs being created, according to Director of the Guyana Office for Investment (Go-Invest), Geoffrey Da Silva. [more]

Jul 8, 2005 - Go-Invest aims to streamline Investment Process.

The Guyana Office for Investment (Go-Invest) is hoping for funding that would allow it to expand its services through additional staffing in an effort to branch out to far-reaching communities in its drive to promote investment. [more]

Apr 21, 2005 - Guyana Ripe for Investment

The Government of Guyana is implementing new policies to transform Guyana from a low income country to a middle income, semi-industrial one by creating a business-friendly environment that is promoting the growth of a dynamic private sector and improving the quality and skill level of its labour force. [more]