"Sugarcane production has been falling as the cost of production has risen" - forward to Granger, we can sell some sugarcane here.  

Sorry, Guyana has no sugar to sell to nobody.  The industry is dead.  Go and ask the sugar workers from Wales and LBI they will tell you the story.

Bibi Haniffa posted:

Sorry, Guyana has no sugar to sell to nobody.  The industry is dead.  Go and ask the sugar workers from Wales and LBI they will tell you the story.

http://www.guyana-times.com/?p=1264

In 2011, GuySuCo under the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) administration, had closed the LBI Sugar Factory however the Corporation had assured that the other operations of the Estate would remain functioning.

GAWU President Komal Chand in an invited comment to Guyana Times expressed that the Sugar Corporation has “once again changed its commitment and position”.

Both unions have since expressed utter surprise at this decision by GuySuCo.

“When the LBI factory was closed and its workers were transferred to Enmore Factory, both unions were assured by a member of the current Interim Management that there will be no closure of any other department after the closure of the factory. Thus, it was never expected that the Corporation under the same management could decide to dismantle the costly buildings at LBI Estate and end the operations which it approved about five years ago,” the unions asserted.

Busted

This story is 5 years old.  What is your point?????/

Bibi Haniffa posted:

This story is 5 years old.  What is your point?????/

My point is LBI sugar cane grinding operations was closed in 2011,the other existing operations will be moved to other nearby Estates to cut cost,the cane fields remains.

As of a few weeks ago there were still 800 people employed at LBI estate.

Bibi Haniffa posted:

As of a few weeks ago there were still 800 people employed at LBI estate.

Your PPP/C started the closings.

Bibi Haniffa posted:

Sorry, Guyana has no sugar to sell to nobody.  The industry is dead.  Go and ask the sugar workers from Wales and LBI they will tell you the story.

Oh yes,  in April 2015 Guysuco was thriving.  A mere 3 weeks later they collapsed, as soon as they heard "blackman win".

Because as soon as the coalition gov't stepped into the gov't offices, Guysuco showed up, wailing that they had no cash, and couldn't meet payroll in TWO weeks!

Bibi Haniffa posted:

As of a few weeks ago there were still 800 people employed at LBI estate.

And 10 years ago how many worked there, and at Diamond, also closed by the PPP?