With Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago sharing the similarity of both being the two most prominent oil-producing countries within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) whilst simultaneously possessing two of the region’s most successful agricultural sectors, there is, potentially, ample room for the two countries to foster linkages that can redound, not just to themselves, but also to the Caribbean as a whole. It is a potential partnership that can hardly be taken for granted in a time when the region, as a whole, is confronted with a food security challenge, reportedly of unprecedented proportions.
Contextually, President of the Chaguaramas Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIC), Baldath Maraj, envisages partnerships growing to the point where these can become a standout dimension to income-generating links between the two countries. Maraj pinpointed the prospects for the opening of wider areas of cooperation between the two Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries during a presentation to local businessmen at the Herdmanston Lodge on Tuesday March, 19, the opening day of a four-day ‘trade mission’ to Guyana by representatives of the Chaguaramas Chamber.
