La Rocque urges private sector to seek opportunities in Caricom market

Irwin La Rocque

Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secretary General Ambassador Irwin La Rocque says the Caricom market continues to offer opportunities for the Guyana private sector, noting that the country ranks third in exports to the regional trading bloc.

He was speaking at a business luncheon hosted by the Guyana Manufacturers and Services Association last week Wednesday at the Pegasus Hotel.

La Rocque said that for 2010, Guyana exported US$118.3 million worth of goods to the rest of Caricom. This ranked it third in the community with respect to exports for that year to