(Guyana Graphic January 7, 1973)
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce at a special general meeting on Thursday amended its constitution to provide for a new category of Associate Member paving the way for admission to the Chamber of corner drugstores, business agencies and small industrial establishments all paying special subscription rates.
But while Associate members will be afforded the same rights and privileges as other members with respect to protection , representation and the liberty to raise issues affecting the interest of commerce and industry they will not be allowed to vote or serve on the Council, a release from the Chamber said yesterday.
This new move of extending membership to the smaller man in the business community is another effort by the Chamber to genuinely serve both the Guyanese nation and the business community in a more effective way and is within the Object of the Chamber’s Ordinance of Incorporation, the release said.
The Chamber will ensure that the new category of members will maintain the continued high moral and ethical standards displayed by other members and in this regard will take rigid disciplinary action to ensure compliance with respect to rules and regular business ethics..
