(Kaieteur News) – The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) and the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Wednesday committing both organisations to closer cooperation on bilateral trade and to jointly address non-tariff barriers hampering Guyana’s exports to Trinidad and Tobago.

The agreement was signed by GCCI President Kathy Smith and T&T Chamber President Karen Yip Chuck during a signing ceremony held in the GCCI’s boardroom. Also on hand were Priya Marajh, President and CEO of the Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago, and Dr. Vashti Guyadeen, CEO of the T&T Chamber.

Smith described collaboration as one of the GCCI’s core values and said the MoU targets a specific set of long-standing trade obstacles.