According to Marcia Nadir-Sharma, anyone who has a lease of Industrial lands are forbiiden to enter a Joint Venture, local or foreign.
Six years ago, I suspected she was incorrect in her understanding of the conditions of a lease in connection to Joint Ventures. In Guyana, only God could help you when a government official makes a decision against you. There is no recourse. I entered a JV with a Canadian Company whose enterprise was drilling for Gold Samples, a service industry.
If the laws says she is correct then the laws needs to be changed. With the Oil and Gas ventures, many Trinidadians have JV arrangements with Guyanese. They maybe considered illegal.
Guyana is only ready for business when personal attitudes do not come into play.