Rupununi craftsman seeks opportunities in a tough business environment

Lawrence Chung

For the second consecutive year, Lawrence Chung, the proprietor of the Lethem-based Ebony and Ivory an enterprise that crafts jewellery from semi-precious stones, will not be participating in GuyExpo.

In layman’s language, the numbers don’t add up. Put differently, when the costs of travel, meals, accommodation and display booth are totalled, it amounts to around $100,000. Those expenses must be cleared and Chung must realise some measure of profit if the trip to GuyExpo is to make business sense.

Lawrence Chung is no fly by night craftsman. He has been making his jewellery from the