-says PSC will pay more attention to budding oil and gas sector

CHIEF Executive Officer (CEO) of the Roraima group, Captain Gerry Gouveia, has been elected to serve as Chairman of the Private Sector Commission (PSC).
Gouveia, who served in the capacity before, replaced Desmond Sears, after being elected at the PSC’s 27th Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Marriott Hotel on Friday.

Among the persons who were elected to serve on the PSC executive body are Komal Singh, who will serve as Vice-Chairman, Ramesh Dookhoo as Secretary and Ramesh Persaud as Treasurer. “There is an executive management committee in place and we will be meeting on Monday to draw out the new work programme and strategy,” said Gouveia in an invited comment.

He anticipated that there will be some sort of continuity in the work of the PSC, since Sears had done a good job. According to Gouveia, there will be no broad-based difference in the work of the PSC but they intend on paying more attention to the oil and gas industry and making energy affordable. Outgoing Chairman of the PSC, Desmond Sears, had said the PSC intends on continuing its effort to improve the business climate in Guyana. In 2018, the PSC met with President David Granger and expressed its commitment to working closely with the government.

At the meeting, some of the key matters which were discussed included the participation of the PSC in the development of the ‘Green State Development Strategy’ and the inclusion of the committee members on government boards and bodies across the country.

The PSC, which was established in 1992, is primarily an advocacy body which upholds the interests of not only its members but the entire business community as well as consumers and the nation. In fulfilling its mandate, the commission liaises with government and government agencies as well as other domestic and international organisations and the diplomatic community. For most of 2018, those relationships were broadened, as more organisations reached out the commission.