The Private Sector and the minor cracks in the economy… Businesses cite crime and security as a major obstacle

Mar 13, 2014 News

The businesses that are members of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) have said that the Guyana Police Force and its inefficiencies still remain a matter of grave concern. The force now ranks high on their list of hindrances which may be preventing them from achieving success.
President of the Georgetown Chamber, Clinton Urling, engaged members of the media corps in an informative discussion on the findings in its 2014 attitudinal survey yesterday at its Head Office on Waterloo Street.
Under the heading, “Obstacles to business success”, finding and keeping good employees was flagged as a major problem by 36 percent of the respondents. This obstacle was followed by high tax rates and crime and security.
Some of them identified the high cost and unreliability of electricity. Political instability was highlighted by 19 percent of the respondents whilst inefficiencies of the legal system came in with 15 percent.
But for media operatives, crime and security being outlined as a major obstacle by the businesses was up for much discussion. Urling said that crime and security have always been a central issue and the results on the survey came as no surprise.
When asked if Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee, and the Commissioner of Police had taken the said concerns into consideration, Urling said that he would not be able to say whether they had given any attention to the concerns or even the proposed recommendations of the Industry.
“I can’t say if they paid attention. We had called for an overview of the operations of the police force and increased salaries but I would not be able to say at this point if those were given any attention.”
The statistics in terms of the issue of businesses losing their employees also came in for some scrutiny by media operatives. Urling opined that one of the main reasons for such an occurrence is migration.
“Migration is at the heart of the problem and we will have to look at initiatives which will help to promote incentivizing our professionals either to get them to return or to stay after completion of their studies. It is a significant problem and no one seems to want to stay.”
While he supports the call for the improvement of this critical issue, he said that he has always been at the forefront piloting the call for teachers to be paid higher salaries based on performance.
“And I say the same for police officers. Qualifications and delivery must be taken into account. There is a concern that some of the courses at the University of Guyana are not relevant to Guyana’s reality. It is something which we must give much consideration.”

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