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Guyana must move away from the ‘curse’ of sugar, traditional sectors – President

President David Granger Friday evening described sugar and other traditional sectors the economy has depended on as a ‘curse’ and said new industries must be created to ensure that “our children have a future other than being cane cutters…”

“We will become a Green state and we will use the petroleum profits to develop the infrastructure, and develop the other requirements of our country,” the President declared.

 

President David Granger during his address to Guyanese at a reception on Friday night. [Ministry of the Presidency photo]
“We live under the curse of the six sisters.

 

“…Guyana has depended on sugar and rice, bauxite, gold diamonds, timber –  they have been faithful to us over the years but some of them are tired now.

“We need to diversity, we need to get away from the spell these sisters and ensure that our children have a future other than being cane cutters, our children have a future than felling timber.”

The President said that Guyana must go into new industries and he declared that “petroleum is going to be transformative from an economic point of view.”

“We have to ensure that people could become rich and prosperous like other countries.”          

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Here we have it. Granger called the age old sugar industry a curse, and that our people should not become  cane cutters in the future. Pretty bold statement, indeed. The slow death of sugar industry is obvious, and oil it the future of Guyana. Granger don't have another economic plan for today's generation of workers, or the sugar workers who's livelihood must be sustained. Are you forsaking the old for the new when oil may not be seen in three years from today? What will the working class should do between now and 2020? 

FM
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Cobra posted:

Guyana must move away from the ‘curse’ of sugar, traditional sectors – President

President David Granger Friday evening described sugar and other traditional sectors the economy has depended on as a ‘curse’ and said new industries must be created to ensure that “our children have a future other than being cane cutters…”
President David Granger during his address to Guyanese at a reception on Friday night. [Ministry of the Presidency photo]

Newsroomgy.

Granger has no plan to clearly explain how and when this will be done, but he is spewing words with the desperate hope to impress people.

FM

He came to lecture the United Nations with nothing of substance, and this statement degrades his presidency and working class people further. Will Grander with until the oil comes up before he eats his next meal? 

FM

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