Five local firms benefit from direct assistance grants

The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) through funding from the European Union’s 10th European Development Fund (EDF) under the Regional Private Sector Development Programme (RPSDP) released to five Guyanese firms the sum of €119,000 this year.

According to a Caribbean Export press release, Amazon Caribbean Guyana Limited, Eco Woods, Edward B Beharry & Company Limited, Parika Sawmills Limited and Superior Shingles & Wood Product Incorporated were the companies to benefit from the recent allotment of €119,000 under the Direct Assistance Grants Scheme (DAGS). Since 2011, during the 10th EDF, the release said, the agency issued two calls for proposals and a