Georgetown Chamber President Komal Ramnauth said that Guyana has the ingredients to develop successfully but the challenge is how to put them together correctly and “how to add them in the right proportions.”
He said this country needs to generate wealth, which translates to results in social development and also development that builds on human resources, among other things. He stressed that while generating wealth is important, it needs to be accessible and put to work for all Guyanese. “If the people can’t prosper, businesses can’t prosper,” he told the annual Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) dinner and awards ceremony on Tuesday. He underscored that development here needs to be handled in such a manner that prosperity meets every Guyanese at their doorstep “regardless of their ethnicity, their gender, their age, or whether they live in the city or in rural areas.” Ramnauth added that this is the type of prosperity that will naturally squeeze out crime, build a strong consumer base for businesses to flourish and result in a population of skilled and capable workers who are self-motivated and productive.
Guyana has come a long way in the past few years,
