Georgetown : A two day economic forum opened today under the theme Promoting Economic Growth Through Innovation, Diversification and Partnership “ at the Guyana International Conference Centre.
The National Economic Forum is geared to build on the platform established by previously held summits and provide a forum for stakeholders to discuss key emerging issues to the nation’s development.
President Donald Ramotar while addressing the Forum criticised the opposition for what can be considered a sudden turnaround of opinions with respect to Amaila Hydo electric project and in the face of a political opposition that had withheld support from the project on the grounds of transparency.
“I have heard some saying that they did not have enough information… I invested a lot of my time in ensuring that everyone was on board with this project and today when I hear that ‘I don’t agree with the financial architecture,’ I don’t know what that means because it was never raised, I don’t know how it is being raised now when on the 18th of July when this matter was debated in the National Assembly not one MP from APNU spoke and raised any issue on this matter,” President Ramotar said.
“We see with the Amaila project that the world is not waiting on us. Those who think that the world is waiting on us to deal with all our issues, this is a lesson,” President Ramotar said.
Still optimistic, the Head of State continues to plea for the full support of all to complete the hydropower project.
“I hope that this setback will be used as an opportunity and as a lesson for everyone… and that when we have the next venture, we will have one hundred percent support of our country behind cheap energy for Guyana’s economy,” President Ramotar said.
The National Economic Forum will see presentations from different stakeholders in ten thematic areas. They include agro processing, aquaculture, aviation, energy, human resources and manpower planning, infrastructure, land use, manufacturing and standards, non Caribbean trade and tourism.
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