Two representatives from the US Embassy on Monday met with officials and stakeholders of Linden in the Linden Enterprise Network Boardroom to discuss development and the way forward for investors.Staydon PayneThey also discussed how the Embassy can engage the stakeholders in Linden for potential investment and development.According to the Development Officer Linden Chamber of Commerce/Council Member Small Business Bureau/Chief Administrative Director Linden Wireless Network,Bobby Doerr Jersey, Staydon Payne, the representatives Economic Associate Amy Knaup and Deputy Counselor Sandra Zuniga Guzman were interested to know what is available in Linden and what they can do.“It was more of a fact finding mission. They met with stakeholders to find out what are the challenges of the investors here,Cheap Jerseys From China, how could persons set up businesses here and how could people investigate possibilities for investments in the region and Linden?”Payne noted that the stakeholders discussed a potential demonstration for an agriculture farm and how they could use some of the technologies from the US,NFL Jerseys China, and maybe introduce to the farmers how they can import requirements from the US and eventually export their goods and services to the US in the long term.Payne posited that Information was transferred and specifically what is available in the region and what is the employment rate. However Payne said that one of the issues they have to face is that,Juventus Jerseys, some of the youths recognize that agriculture is readily available to them here but they are not interested.“So we have to find a way now to repackage that agriculture sector—make it more mechanical,Cheap Jerseys, more mechanized. Let us make it more interesting to the youths to engage them. So the youths are saying yes do that and we might be interested. They need more opportunities in developed countries where they will have physical and direct contact and exposure to these opportunities that they may be inspired to be able to do some of those types of initiatives here in Guyana.”Payne said that the US representatives wanted to know the potential here and what is available. He claimed they spoke about the virgin lands in Linden, the natural resources and the potentials for tourism.According to Payne, the representatives were given a copy of the Heritage Tourism Guide which was done by the National Trust for Guyana’s 50th anniversary of independence to show how they have managed to start tourism here in Linden.“The main question is what are the potentials here? How can the US Embassy tap into those potentials from resources we have overseas? They are very interested in some of the capacity building in relation to Small and Medium Enterprises (SME’s) in the capacity of the Linden Chamber, the Mayor and Town Council with some of their technical people.They also said when they have people in the country that have technical ability specifically in Linden, then they can send here for civic workshops and interaction exchanges.”All small businesses were also encouraged to be regularised and registered with the Small Business Bureau which is located at the old GNCB Sports Club Building on Croal Street.Also present were the Linden Chamber of Commerce, Representatives from the Small Business Bureau, Linden Enterprise Network, GWI,Cheap China Jerseys, Linden Town Council,Andreas Christensen Jersey, Youth Groups and other NGO’s.
