
Local Content Law: Companies using junior staff to meet senior management quota – Jagdeo
July 14, 2022
CLICK HERE TO READ ORIGINAL ARTICLE…but junior staff salaries remain same despite ‘new’ job titlesDespite the Local Content Act, oil and gas companies continue to come up with new ways to bypass the law. According to Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, companies have now taken to using their junior staff to fill up the legally-mandated quota for senior management staff, all while the junior staff...Read More

Mining, quarrying sectors set for massive expansion – GMSA President
July 14, 2022
CLICK HERE TO READ ORIGINAL ARTICLE…says forestry, services sectors also on upward trajectoryRecent developments in the gold mining sector, as well as the quarrying sector, augur well for Guyana’s economic prospects and growth in these sectors. This is according to Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) President Rafeek Khan.During the GMSA’s mid-year dinner on Tuesday, Khan gave...Read More
GMSA weary of difficulties at local banks, Jagdeo says gov’t considering a request for revolving fund
July 13, 2022
CLICK HERE TO READ ORIGINAL ARTICLEAccess to capital has long been a hindrance to the formation and expansion of local businesses but the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) has a proposal that could change that.During its mid-year business dinner on Tuesday night, the Association’s President, Rafeek Khan acknowledged this impediment and said a revolving fund would be...Read More

Rafeek Khan re-elected as President of GMSA
April 20, 2022
CLICK HERE TO READ ORIGINAL ARTICLERafeek Khan, Managing Director of Woods Direct, was yesterday re-elected unopposed as President of the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA).A statement from the Association said that Khan will be supported by Ramsay Ali, CEO of Sterling Products Limited, as FirstVice President and Chairman of Agro-Processing Sub-sector; Dr. Vishnu Doerga of...Read More
GMSA elects new board of directors
April 20, 2022
CLICK HERE TO READ ORIGINAL ARTICLE– Managing Director of Woods Direct, Mr. Rafeek Khan, has been re-elected unopposed to head the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA).He will be supported by Mr. Ramsay Ali, CEO of Sterling Products Limited, as First Vice President and Chairman of Agro-Processing Sub-sector; Dr. Vishnu Doerga of ActionINVEST Caribbean Inc., as Second Vice...Read More

Former rice board head appointed executive director of GMSA
March 3, 2022
CLICK HERE TO READ ORIGINAL ARTICLEKaieteur News – Former General Manager of the Guyana Rice Development Board, Nizan Hassan, has been appointed the new executive director of the Guyana Manufacturing & Services Association (GMSA)In a press release the GMSA said the appointment was made as it seeks to reposition the organisation to fulfill its mandate.Hassan will be managing the...Read More
GMSA lauds amendments to COVID measures
February 11, 2022
CLICK HERE TO READ ORIGINAL ARTICLEPursuant to the advisory issued today, regarding the amendments to the COVID-19 emergency measures (No 1 of 2022), the GMSA welcomes this provision by the National COVID-19 task force. The Government ofGuyana through this task force has been monitoring and evaluating the impact of the pandemic in Guyana, thus resulting in the lift of the National Curfew at...Read More