{"id":26716,"date":"2025-02-20T22:02:10","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T22:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=26716"},"modified":"2025-02-20T22:02:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T22:02:11","slug":"diaspora-businessman-returns-to-invest-in-guyanas-water-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/diaspora-businessman-returns-to-invest-in-guyanas-water-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Diaspora Businessman Returns to Invest in Guyana\u2019s Water Sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Saskia Warrick<\/em><br><em>February 6, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After spending 35 years in the United States, mechanical engineer Bob Ghamandi has returned to Guyana with a mission to contribute to the country\u2019s growth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through his company, Compass Industrial Services, Ghamandi has secured a contract with Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) to manufacture industrial water filters locally, supporting the government\u2019s expanding water treatment initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ghamandi&#8217;s decision to produce these filters within Guyana is driven by the desire to reduce reliance on imports. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is confident that all necessary components for the filters can be sourced and produced locally, adding value to the domestic economy and creating jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ghamandi lauded the 2025 national budget, expressing optimism that the business climate in Guyana will continue to improve, allowing him to further expand his operations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His investment reflects the growing trend of members of the Guyanese diaspora returning to invest in their homeland\u2019s development, especially in key sectors like infrastructure and water treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the country\u2019s Diaspora Unit is expanding its efforts to attract investment by targeting new overseas territories and exploring opportunities in emerging industries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saskia WarrickFebruary 6, 2025 After spending 35 years in the United States, mechanical engineer Bob Ghamandi has returned to Guyana with a mission to contribute to the country\u2019s growth.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25601,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[361,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-and-economy","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26716"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26716\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26717,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26716\/revisions\/26717"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}