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Kathy Smith returns as GCCI President

24 March 2026
This content originally appeared on INews Guyana.
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See full statement from the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI):

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) held its 136th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday, March 19, 2026. During the meeting, remarks were delivered by Mrs. Kathy Smith and Guest Speaker, the His Excellency President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali.

Following the dissolution of the GCCI’s 2025/2026 Council, elections for the Chamber’s 21-member Council were held and the following members were elected as the new Council of the Chamber for the year 2026/2027.

Member Representative Votes
1 Dynotech Construction Chemicals Inc. Kathy S. Smith 144
2 Rid-O-Pes Timothy Tucker 134
3 Dapper Technology Inc. Kester Hutson 132
4 Ascension Business Services Richard Rambarran 132
5 KOJAC Komal Ramnauth 128
6 Social Rank Media Dr. Rosh Khan 127
7 Electric (Guyana) Inc. Keon Howard 127
8 ZARC Properties Inc. Gavin Ramsoondar 125
9 Pinnacle Solutions Inc. Delmar Walcott 125
10 M. P. Insurance Brokers and Consultants Limited  

Navin Prashad

 

124

11 M.E.P. Engineering Services Inc. Dr. Natasha Gaskin-Peters 123
12 Sonic Business Services Rayad P. Boyce 123
13 Lodestar Inc. Kristia Ramlagan-Prescott 118
14 Green Agro Supplies Inc. Brian Edwards 117
15 Dr. Wilburg’s Medical Services Inc. Dr. Ayesha Wilburg 115
16 Hand-in-Hand Mutual Fire & Life Insurance

Companies

 

Mary Nagasar

 

115

17 Guyana Payroll Solutions Inc. Melisa McRae-George 114
18 Loss Control and Risk Management Guyana Paul Archer 113
19 Payless Variety Store Devon Seeram 112
20 Newrest Guyana Inc. Holly Persaud 108
21 Integrated Marketing Communications Inc. Martina McDonald-Johnson 107

Subsequent to the AGM, the new Council held its first Statutory Council meeting on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, to elect from its body a new Executive Management Committee (EMC) for the year 2026/2027. The EMC comprises a President, Senior Vice President, Junior Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary. The elected Executives are as follows:

No. Position Name Company
1 President Mrs. Kathy Smith Dynotech Construction Chemicals Inc.
2 Senior Vice President Mr. Gavin Ramsoondar Zarc Properties Inc.
3 Junior Vice President Mrs.    Kristia    Ramlagan- Prescott Lodestar Inc.
4 Treasurer Mrs. Melisa McRae-George Guyana Payroll Solutions
5 Secretary Mr. Brian Edwards Green Agro Service & Supplies Inc.

The Council also invited Past Presidents—Mr. Timothy Tucker, Mr. Kester Hutson and Mr. Komal Ramnauth, and Councillor Mr. Delmar Walcott to serve on the Executive Management Committee as Ex-Officio Members.

The membership and Secretariat of the GCCI congratulate the Councillors and the Executives and look forward to their stewardship of the Chamber.

The GCCI’s Annual Report for the year 2025/2026 can be viewed online at: https://gcci.gy/annual-report- 20252026/


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