Minister of State, Joseph Harmon last evening said that the private sector and the government are not adversaries, but rather partners in development, and he pledged a swift response to an action plan for development drawn up by the PSC.
According to a Ministry of the Presidency statement, Harmon made these remarks in an invited comment at the Private Sector Commission’s (PSC) Corporate dinner hosted at the Rotunda, Banks DIH Limited, Thirst Park. He said that such engagements are aimed at bolstering the relationship between the Government and the Private Sector since the administration strongly believes that private enterprise is the engine of growth of the economy.
“We believe that we have to set the regulatory and the other frameworks, which would allow businesses to flourish and to provide that good life for the people of Guyana that we are talking about. So this dinner here tonight is basically my meeting with some of the CEOs [Chief Executive Officers] of major companies of the country to discuss the Green State Development Strategy (GSDS), local content in legislation and matters of that nature. I know they will also want to discuss how crime impacts their businesses so it is going to be a very interactive dinner. I am happy to be here to represent the views of the President and the Government so that the Private sector understands that this is what we are really about. If you have a well-functioning Govern-ment and a well-functioning private sector then it rebounds to the benefit of the Guyanese people and that is what we want,” he said.
