Drugb posted:caribny posted:Druggie. FACTS.
1. Jagdeo dumped Bookers and installed his incompetent thieves.
2. The opposition was loud in its criticism of Skeldon. You know for a fact how vocal TK was on this issue, as was the AFC,
3. The PPP did NOTHING to modernize sugar, or rice for that matter. 23 years and Guyanese costs are way out of line with other producers to the point where we cannot even dominate the CARICOM market, even with tariff advantages.
4. Rather than involve people who know something of sugar Jagdeo used the Chinese. Now why is Jagdeo so fascinated with Chinese men I wonder as they don't have the equipment that Jagdeo lusts for?
I don't know about thieves, but after Booker Tate was drawing down huge salaries and not producing there was no option but to fire them. The jackasses in the opposition were in support of Skeldon but were against Chinese involvement. Now they and the Chinese are best of friends.
The PPP should not have been involved in the manufacturing of sugar in the 1st place, it should have been the domain of private enterprise. However this govt ownership of the sugar industry was passed down by the PNC, the PPP had no option but to continue down that road. They tried to divest by bringing in Booker Tate, only to be burnt by White man collecting huge paycheck and not delivering.
The PNC claimed that once they attain power and throw out all the "thieves" on the sugar board, the industry would come to profitability due to money saved by eliminating corruption. Today we see them fail to deliver on this promise as they now hustling to sell of the industry to friends and family and fast track the oil.
Now we're getting somewhere. This is essence refutes the claim that everything went downhill in the past two years. Question, why didn't the PPP hold on to everything "passed on" from the PNC since as you say they had no choice? They blindly pumped money into an industry that is being subsidized, spent stupidly as in the absentia Guysuco head and now blame the incoming administration? Granted sugar is/was providing much needed jobs. On one hand, you just can't shut everything down and on the other hand you need to stop the leaks. What is being done right now is what the PPP should have done but they would have damaged their support base. If the PPP gets back in power, will all those factories/estates be reopened and the cane cutters given another raise? At what cost? That's the impression they're giving to the poor uneducated trusting cane cutters.