THE Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GGCI) has announced that they will continue to work with the various stakeholders in the security sector, particularly the Ministry of Public Security, in light of the recent spike in crime across the country.

Making this announcement was chairman of the GCCI, Lance Hinds, during a recent interview with the Chronicle.

According to Hinds, “a tremendous amount of money is spent by businesses to take care of their own situations; given the continuing crime…nevertheless we continued to work with the various stakeholders, particularly with the Ministry of Public Security, with whom we are looking at how quickly we can find a solution to this growing problem.”

However, pertaining to business, he noted that apart from crime, all other matters have been settled, including the conclusion of the General and Regional Elections which contributed to the halt in business and the passing of the 2015 budget which contributed in some way to a slowdown.
Meanwhile, Hinds is encouraging businesses to push forward and pursue their goals, disregarding the fact that from the first quarter of 2013 business in Guyana began to slow down, and is not still completely back up and running.
“Business has been slow, this is not new, business has been slow since last year, however everything is settled and they must move forward and see how they can recover between now and the end of the year,” said the GCCI head, while urging businesses to try and recoup during the upcoming Christmas Season. (Navendra Seoraj)