Upper Corentyne Chamber President urges ‘open’ border for trade with Suriname

The recently elected executive of the Upper Corentyne Chamber of Commerce

An open border or at least a border “with limited restrictions between Nickerie and Corriverton” is likely to “trigger a significant boost to the economy of the Upper Corentyne,” recently re-elected President of the Upper Corentyne Chamber of Commerce Abraham Subnauth has said.

Delivering an address at the Annual General Meeting of the Chamber at the City Inn Hotel last month, Subnauth said the business support body will continue to lobby for an “open borders” policy to facilitate a free flow of trade across the border.

In January this year, public and private sector officials from Guyana and Suriname convened the first ever cross-border business conference. And while the Chamber President provided no details on the outcome of the forum, he, nonetheless, described it as “successful.” The forum was expected to