Four-day trade visit by Florida business group

Visiting business group from Florida at an informal meeting at Roraima Duke Lodge Hotel, Kingston. Also in photo are: US Ambassador to Guyana Perry Holloway (second, left) and Business Minister Dominic Gaskin (far right) conversing wth mission leader Wesley Kirton.

Reports from the United States indicate that the four-day visit to Guyana by a contingent of Florida-based businesspersons seeking to establish trade ties with Guyana has left the delegation upbeat about the prospects for inking firm deals with their Guyanese counterparts that will open up new opportunities for local goods on the North American market.

The mission, organized by the Outreach Aid to the Americas (OAA) Inc in conjunction with the Guyanese American Chamber of Commerce (GACC) was the latest in a series of ongoing efforts to create firmer business links between Guyanese entrepreneurs and merchants in North America. Stabroek Business understands that this trip afforded the opportunity for the visitors to become more familiar with the rules and practices associated with establishing trading