Guyana again a ‘no show’ at key Caribbean Export trade promotion

The local private sector was again a no show at a regional business forum facilitated by the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export)  under the European Union-funded 10th European Development Fund Regional Private Sector Development Programme, having missed out on two major product promotion opportunities created by the same agency just over two years ago.

Stabroek Business has learnt that during the period September 11 – 13, 20 Caribbean firms, 14 of them from Jamaica, visited the Dominican Republic under an initiative aimed at exploring trade opportunities with that country. Other participating firms included enterprises from St Lucia, Haiti, Grenada and Guadeloupe, though private sector firms from Guyana, despite their repeated pronouncements on strengthening ties with non-English-speaking countries, did not participate in the event.

Just over two years ago Guyana twice missed out on opportunities to be considered for international marketing of locally produced products under initiative funded by Caribbean Export. Then, business houses from the region were invited to send submissions, including videos to be used in marketing tools for their businesses in Europe. The best