The United Kingdom’s (UK) inauguration ceremony of BritCham, Guyana, was attended by forty Guyanese enterprises on September 11, 2024. The occasion took place at London, UK’s famous Lord’s Cricket Ground in St. John’s Wood.
The event, which drew over 300 people, was described as a historic turning point for bilateral trade between Guyana and the UK in a news release released by BritCham Guyana.
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More than half of the new UK businesses in attendance are collaborating with BritCham to provide trips to Guyana this year.
The statement noted, “The sold-out event saw over 300 ticketed persons celebrate with BritCham Member executives and special invitees.” the statement said.
Furthermore, according to BritCham Guyana, President Irfaan Ali expressed his support for the chamber in a personal greeting issued for the occasion.
Additionally, in a video message congratulating BritCham Guyana on its opening, UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy—a man from the diaspora himself—noted that Guyana is now the UK’s largest trading partner in the Caribbean.
Attending the historic event were representatives of the UK government, Guyanese government representatives, and well-known figures from the entertainment industry, including Guyanese, Barbara Emile, a former BBC Eastenders producer and winner of a BAFTA award, Guyanese Choice FM co-founder Yvonne Thompson, award-winning director Sally El Hosaini, Kareem “Biggs” Burke of Roc-A-fella Records, and Jadon Sancho’s Guyanese father Sean Trent Alexander.
Additionally, there were special invitees like Trevor Phillips, who supposedly gave a moving speech on his upbringing in Guyana and the character of the Guyanese people.
Additionally, Faizal Khan, the founding chairman of BritCham, expressed his heartfelt gratitude to all those in attendance for helping to strengthen the commercial ties between Guyana and the UK.
Khan stated, “The BritCham Guyana Lords launch event, was a tremendous success with our data highlighting this was the biggest Guyana business event to happen in UK History. Dare I say, we do it again bigger and better next year? Watch this space and get in touch for more information www.BritChamGY.Com”
Considering this, Rachel Simmons and her band gave a live performance of a special homage to Trade Winds lead vocalist Dave Martin, who passed away recently, at the launch. Additionally, Chairman Faizal gave a particular tribute to Sir Shridath Ramphal, who was buried in Guyana.
“BritCham Guyana also soft launched their new App, which is a collaboration with BritCham member Guyana-Business .com,” The company declared.
Crucially, the app enables direct communication and group project discussions between all participants and those with tickets.
