The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) is currently reviewing information provided to it on international investment contracts in the forestry sector in light of concerns raised about the operations of Baishanlin and Vaitarna Holdings Private Inc. (VHPI).
GMSA President Clinton Williams told Stabroek News yesterday that the GMSA and other relevant stakeholders are in looking at some information, the specifics of which he would not divulge. He added that the association needs time to accurately assess the data before it could make any comment on the matter, while noting that the issue is a sensitive one, requiring precise deliberations before revelations. The association will be meeting soon to discuss possible infractions and violations on the part of said investors, if any.
The GMSA had four weeks ago moved for access to the agreements under which all foreign investors are permitted to operate in Guyana’s forestry sector, in order to ensure they are operating within agreed parameters. Williams would have sent a request for the agreements to the Guyana Forestry
