Almost two weeks after a letter issued by the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) raised concerns about restrictions on the export of logs, stakeholders continue to debate how to ease the shortage of lumber and the impact it is having on housing construction and other sectors.
Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud’s hasty withdrawal of the GFC’s letter imposing restrictions on log exports appeared to be a reaction to a robust response from local private sector bodies including the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA),
