
As local businesses embrace technology, focus shifts to cyber security
October 31, 2023
CLICK HERE TO READ ORIGINAL ARTICLELocal businesses are embracing technology as a way to make their services more efficient and competitive. With more businesses integrating technology into their operations though, cyber security is now a huge focus.This was made clear at a technology conference organised on Thursday by the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) in collaboration...Read More

The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association endorses the unity of the government and opposition in condemning Venezuela’s violations of international law
October 31, 2023
Georgetown, Guyana – 25 October 2023 – The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) is pleased to learn that Guyana’s government and opposition have joined forces to oppose Venezuela’s ongoing efforts to undermine Guyana’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. On Tuesday, October 24, 2023, His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Cooperative...Read More

GMSA response to Peeping Tom article “The GMSA is seeking impermissible protection”
September 7, 2023
Dear Editor,In response to Columnist Peeping Tom’s article in the Kaieteur News dated August 21, 2023, captioned ‘The GMSA is seeking impermissible protection’, the GMSA wishes to advise as follows:The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) is fully aware of the references made in the published article.““Article 3 (2) of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)...Read More

Ali makes ‘pitch’ for GMSA role in Small Business Bureau
September 7, 2023
CLICK HERE TO READ ORIGINAL ARTICLEAgainst the backdrop of concerns being expressed by existing and aspiring small business owners that the Small Business Bureau needs to raise its game if it is to effectively serve the interests of the small business sector, President of the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) Ramsay Ali, on Thursday August 3, used the occasion of the GMSA’s...Read More

GMSA seeking multi-level state support for businesses to grow
September 7, 2023
CLICK HERE TO READ ORIGINAL ARTICLETo make access to capital and resources for the expansion of local businesses easier, the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) has pitched several proposals to the government for support.President of the Association, Ramsay Ali, during a mid-year business dinner on Thursday night at the Ramada Hotel, Providence said multiple in-house projects...Read More

VP to Guyana private sector: Improve financial standing to bridge funding gap
July 14, 2022
CLICK HERE TO READ ORIGINAL ARTICLEAccess to finance has been a major deterrent to local businesses looking to service Guyana’s oil and gas sector. After all, the development cost for just one of ExxonMobil’s offshore projects overshadows Guyana’s annual budgets.Calls have mounted for the government to devise ways to alleviate this proverbial brick wall. The latest came...Read More
Govt prepared to support, sell crude to small refinery – VP | INews Guyana
July 14, 2022
CLICK HERE TO READ ORIGINAL ARTICLEVice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has revealed that the Government, which presently has several proposals before it for setting up a refinery, is prepared to support the establishment of a small refinery, and even sell limited amounts of Guyana’s crude to such a refinery.During the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association’s (GMSA’s) mid-year dinner, on...Read More