Business Page marks 20th year of publication

Christopher Ram

On this day 20 years ago, Stabroek News debuted the weekly ‘Business Page’ column, written by Chartered Accountant Christopher Ram which has kept a constant focus on the state of the economy and the general business climate.

“It arose out of conversations I had with the founder and then Editor in Chief of the Stabroek News, Mr David de Caires, who was very interested in the business architecture and environment,” said Ram.

Now an attorney as well, Ram sat down to an interview with Stabroek News to reflect on the two decades of the column, which can be found on