More $$$ invested in mining, energy, tourism and timber – Go-Invest

The 2010-2011 Annual Report for the Guyana Office for Investment (Go-Invest) has highlights “accelerated growth” in investments in the mining, energy, services, tourism and wood products sectors and the role it has played in facilitating those investments.

In its assessment of the state of the mining sector, the report says that during 2010, 16 mining projects were registered with Go-Invest at a total investment value of $3.8 billion. “The mining portfolio of projects held the potential for creating 137 new jobs compared with the 91 jobs expected from 27 projects registered in the previous year,” the report says,