Kester Hutson re-elected President of GCCI

A new Executive Management Committee (EMC) of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) was elected on April 3, 2024, with Mr. Kester Hutson being reelected as President of the Chamber.

The elected EMC comprises a President, Senior Vice President, Junior Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary.

Mrs. Kathy Smith was elected as the Senior Vice President, Mr. Gavin Ramsoondar returned as the Junior Vice President, Mrs. Melisa McRae-George was elected as the new Secretary, and Mr. Brian Edwards was elected as the new Treasurer.

Additionally, the Immediate Past President of the GCCI is given the opportunity to serve as an Ex-Officio member of the EMC, as such, Mr. Timothy Tucker will serve in this position on the EMC. Former Senior Vice President, Mr. Richard Rambarran was also appointed to the EMC as an Ex-Officio member.

The new EMC was elected at the first Statutory Council meeting of the newly elected 21 member GCCI Council. The new GCCI Council was elected at the GCCI’s 134th Annual General Meeting (AGM), which was held virtually on March 27, 2024.

The 21 members on the new GCCI Council are Mr. Timothy Tucker, Mr. Richard Rambarran, Mr. Kester Hutson, Mr. Komal Ramnauth, Mr. Rosh Khan, Mr. Keon Howard, Mrs. Kathy Smith, Mr. Geraldo Alphonso, Mrs. Evie Kanhai-Gurchuran, Ms. Kristia Ramlagan, Mr. Rayad Boyce, Mr. Gavin Ramsoondar, Mr. Delmar Walcott, Ms.Mary Nagasar, Mr. Carlos Mendonca, Mr. Brian Edwards, Mr. Devon Seeram, Mrs. Melisa McRae-George, Mr. Navin Prashad, Mr. Paul Archer, and Ms. Priyanka Sookraj.

At the AGM remarks were delivered by the Guest Speaker, Ms. Lorena Solorzano Salazar, Guyana’s IDB Group Country Representative and, Mr. Kester Hutson. The GCCI 2023/2024 Annual Report was also presented at the AGM.