Over 250  delegates arrive on Ethiopian Airlines for AfriCaribbean forum

The first of the 250-plus delegates disembarking the Ethiopian Airlines flight that landed yesterday at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri. The first person to disembark was Michael Ogbalu 111 who is the Chief Executive Officer of the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPPS), which facilitates trade payments in respective local currencies.

A 250-plus delegation yesterday arrived in Guyana aboard an Ethiopian Air-lines aircraft for the second AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF23) which begins today at the Marriott Hotel.

With occupancy at hotels in the capital at capacity for the historic event that promotes transatlantic trade and investment between CARICOM and Africa, government hopes that investment and partnership opportunities here will be looked at.