Charran heads new Chaguanas Chamber executive

“It is for that reason that I chose to initiate the CCIC Safety, Security and Sustainability Expo that the Chaguanas Chamber will hold in June of this year. This expo will highlight all the latest technology and thinking in the areas of safety and security, but it will also address issues of crime and bullying through speakers who will bring their personal stories on how they have helped to turn around crime and bullying in their own schools and towns.”

Sookhai was addressing CCIC members during its annual general meeting, held last Wednesday at the chamber’s new office at the corner of Cumberbatch Street and Main Road, Chaguanas.

Although he has been succeeded by Vishnu Charran as CCIC president, Sookhai promised to lead promotional efforts for the expo because he believes it is an important undertaking not just for the chamber, but for the entire country.

Thanking the people of Chaguanas for their “incredible support” of the chamber, Sookhai said “organisations like the Chaguanas Chamber have to shine like a beacon to society and we have to show great resolution and commitment to getting things done for our members and for our people,” Sookhai advised.

During his tenure, Sookhai was also responsible for the signing of a number of memoranda of understanding (MOUs) and establishing significant relationships with organisations like YTEPP, Servol and COSTAATT, among others. Sookhai also recently led a large delegation of Chaguanas business entities to a meeting with the Minister of Works and Transport to discuss the ongoing traffic and other issues affecting the borough.

Sookhai told the gathering that he and the CCIC had been able to achieve all they had during his tenure because of the support of the membership of the Chamber and because of the incredible support of the people of Chaguanas.

The new executive of the Chaguanas Chamber is as follows: Vishnu Charran (president); Alan Julien (vice-president); Baldath Maharaj (secretary); Trevor Joseph (treasurer); Vashty Maharaj; Liaquat Shah; Deepak Lall; Zamanath Ali; Warren Thompson; Richie Sookhai (immediate past president).