Dear Editor
THE Guyana Hemp Association has called on President Granger to immediately appointment a Cabinet Sub-Committee to look at the massive economic, social, environmental and health benefits Guyana and its people will gain with the establishment of an industrial hemp industry, which will also create large-scale employment at all income levels, create new industries, build our economy and eradicate poverty.

The GHA also calls on the Guyana Government to hold consultations countrywide and also to grant permission to the association to undertake a 100-acre Pilot Project which could be closely monitored by NAREI and other agencies. ‘We are recommending that the trial project could be undertaken at St. Cuthbert’s Mission, the Soesdyke-Linden Highway which has vast tracts of productive lands lying idle and which can be fully utilised. The GHA also calls for the state media to play a more important role in sensitising Guyanese on the hemp industry.

Australian Company Pledges Assistance
The Australian company, Textile and Composite industry PTY Limited has pledged its full support to share their knowledge and long experience in the industrial hemp field with Guyana to ensure successful hemp farming and processing as soon as the barriers are removed for establishment of the industry. The Chief Executive Officer and International Marketing Director Mr Charles B Kovess has indicated to GHA that his company would be willing to contract Guyanese farmers and would-be hemp farmers to grow hemp that will be harvested and processed by the company for global market buyers.

A new executive elected for the GHA
A new executive body was elected on Monday, September 4th, 2017 to manage the affairs.

These are :-
Chairman Dr. Turbane Doerga
Co-Chairman Michael D. Kirton
Secretary Ms Jennifer Major
Treasurer Aaron Gardener
Committee members are Winston Felix, Anita Latchee John, Kent Hollingsworth, Lemond Adrain and Cyril Walker.

The GHA continues to meet stakeholders.
Officials the Guyana Hemp Association are continuing their lobbying programme with meetings with stakeholders countrywide. They recently met with a delegation of the St.Cuthbert’s Mission Amerindians council led by Toshao Lennox Shuman and including Deputy Toshao Foster Simon and Councillors Paul Andrews and Lurlena Shuman, along with Lemond Adrain, Chairman of the Lokono Hemplyne Enterprises. The GHA officials also held discussions with Ms. Nikiko Tanaka, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Guyana.

Regards
Guyana Hemp Association