The Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce (TT Chamber) and the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at building a more structured framework for bilateral trade, investment and private-sector cooperation between Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana.

The agreement was signed on July 8 by TT Chamber President Karen Yip Chuck and GCCI President Kathy Smith, and is being described by both organisations as a significant step in advancing commercial ties between the two countries. It sets up a platform through which the two chambers can jointly flag obstacles facing businesses, push for practical fixes, and pursue new opportunities on both sides.

The MoU builds on groundwork laid during the 2023–2024 Chamber year, when former TT Chamber president Kiran Maharaj worked alongside then-GCCI president Timothy Tucker and then-Senior Vice President Kester Hutson to begin cataloguing the non-tariff barriers affecting trade between the two countries. That earlier effort helped resolve some longstanding commercial disputes and produced an evidence-based record of trade barriers that is now informing the new agreement.