Corentyne businesses want speedy start of Guyana/Suriname river patrols

Krishnand Jaichand

Upper Corentyne businessmen want the recently concluded agreement between Guyana and Suriname that will see detachments from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guard undertake joint river patrol operations in collaboration with their counterparts from Suriname implemented with haste.

Chairman of the Upper Corentyne Chamber of Commerce Keishnand Jaichand told Stabroek Business in a telephone interview earlier this week that the development was “good news for the fishing industry and the business community as a whole”. Jaichand said the joint patrols which seek to “to maintain