Trade
US imposes 12.5 percent ‘forced-labour’ tariff on Guyana’s exports
US Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer Although Guyana said it was not importing goods produced by forced labour, the United...
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Trinidad offers temporary ferry to ease cost of living in several CARICOM member states
Barbados' Prime Minister Mia Mottley Trinidad and Tobago would be providing a ferry temporarily to transport mainly cargo among several...
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Trinidad, Guyana chambers of commerce to set up trade complaints desk, lobby govts
TTCIC Chief Executive Officer Dr Vashti Guyadeen The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), and the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry...
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Guyana to defend record at US trade rep hearing on blocking forced labour-made imports
Foreign secretary Robert Persaud Guyana is preparing to defend its trade policy against a United States Trade Representative (USTR) finding...
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US threatens new tariff on Guyana for buying forced labour-made products – American trade expert
Left to right: National Security Advisor Gerry Gouveia; US trade expert Arun Venkataraman and Chairman of Demerara Distillers Limited Komal...
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Top former US govt trade expert to discuss “Growing Business with the United States” in Guyana
Mr Arun Venkataraman The World Trade Centre Georgetown (WTCG) will host a business luncheon titled “Growing Business with the United...
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Suriname denies easing maritime fees on Corentyne River
The Suriname government on Friday strongly denied reports that it had reversed maritime fees for Guyanese vessels on the Corentyne...
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Caribbean think tank to brainstorm major issues
The Centre for International and Border Studies (CIBS), a think tank based in Georgetown, Guyana will next month brainstorm several...
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World Trade Centre Georgetown says US must return to CBERA’s duty-free regime
Mr. Wesley Kirton, Executive Director, World Trade Center Georgetown with Mr. Arun Venkataraman, former head of The United States Foreign...
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Shipping assn chief rubbishes Suriname’s proposed exemption system for vessels plying Corentyne River
Chairman of the Shipping Association of Guyana (SAG), Komal Singh has rejected Suriname's proposal that Guyana should apply for additional...
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