Fearing dire repercussions for Guyana’s lumber sector from the United Kingdom’s restriction on greenheart timber imports, Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman says government is putting plans in place to have representatives travel to the UK next year to “press our case.”
“This is a matter of serious concern. Suffice to say that Cabinet has been apprised and several ministers and ministries have been working assiduously on the matter …greenheart is literally at the heart and soul of Guyana’s timber industry,” Trotman told reporters on Friday at a press conference.
Trotman said that government is currently very interested in restoring the
