From the chairman’s desk
Dear Readers,
I am privileged to officially launch this inaugural issue of the GCER. This initiative by Guyana National Newspapers Limited (GNNL) is one that has been long in the planning.As a state-owned company, GNNL has a mandate to deliver quality reportage and analysis to the people of Guyana, in any sphere of activity – social, political, cultural and economic.

While we have in the past kept abreast of economic affairs through our coverage in the Daily Chronicle and the Sunday Chronicle, this has for the large part been more incidental news reporting than focused analysis. This is not the era to continue to do so, particular from the perspective of a national newspaper.

With regard to economic activity, we live in particularly interesting times. From the national imperative to diversify our economy, to our regional alliances (most notably the CSME), to the looming global crises in terms of trading relationships among nations, rising food prices and the search for alternative energy, there is a great deal of information that needs parsing and analysis. This is what the Review intends to do.

For the upcoming months, the GCER has a wide range of topics to cover and GNNL will be working with all stakeholders involved in order to bring a fair and in-depth analysis of what is taking place in the economic sphere locally.

This publication is part of several initiatives that we have planned throughout 2008 and beyond. Indeed, these represent a necessary diversification for this company, at a time when diversification is a watchword for the local economy, giving us an opportunity to add value to our raw material, news coverage, resulting in a better product and a better service not only to Guyanese but to anyone interested in any way in this country and what it has to offer.

I trust that your reading of this first issue will be as interesting as it is enlightening, and that the same holds true for subsequent editions.
Yours truly,
Mr. Keith Burrowes
Chairman of the Board
GNNL