Though no definitive pronouncement can be made on the real value of the new Consumer Affairs Act until we see how it works in practice, it has to be said that its intentions, as set out in the actual document are to be applauded.
It is the simple and straightforward pronouncements in the act—that make clear the intention to right some of the historic wrongs to which Guyanese consumers have been subjected—that catch the eye first.
Commerce Minister Manniram Prashad has already commented on some of these pronouncements including the long-overdue outlawing of those vulgar signs posted on many business premises across the
