Tag: Sugar Industry

Redundant sugar workers to receive 50 percent of severance on January 30

Redundant sugar workers to receive 50 percent of severance on January 30

- January 12, 2018

DPI, Guyana, Friday, January 12, 2018 Minister of State Joseph Harmon, today at a post-Cabinet press conference, announced that on ... Read More

Govt. mulls reducing ministerial budgets to pay severances to sugar workers

Govt. mulls reducing ministerial budgets to pay severances to sugar workers

- January 10, 2018

DPI, GUYANA, Wednesday, January 10, 2018 Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, speaking on the sidelines today at the 83rd Sitting ... Read More

$2B set aside to begin payout of retrenched sugar workers

$2B set aside to begin payout of retrenched sugar workers

- January 10, 2018

DPI, GUYANA, Wednesday, January 10, 2018 President David Granger said the government remains committed to ensuring the welfare of sugar ... Read More

Discussions on the future of sugar industry continues

Discussions on the future of sugar industry continues

- January 2, 2018

DPI, GUYANA, Tuesday, January 02, 2018 Cabinet is continuing its deliberation on the future of the sugar industry, with regards ... Read More

GuySuCo workers to benefit from alternative job employment

GuySuCo workers to benefit from alternative job employment

- December 4, 2017

DPI, Guyana, Monday, December 04, 2017 Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection, Keith Scott today revealed his ministry is ... Read More

Closure of Enmore, Rose Hall Estates likely in 2018 says Minister Harmon  Work of Special Purpose Unit not yet completed

Closure of Enmore, Rose Hall Estates likely in 2018 says Minister Harmon Work of Special Purpose Unit not yet completed

- November 16, 2017

DPI, Guyana, Thursday, November 16, 2017 The scheduled closure of the Rose Hall and Enmore Estates will most likely take ... Read More

“We will put your interest first,” says Minister Harmon to sugar workers

“We will put your interest first,” says Minister Harmon to sugar workers

- October 20, 2017

DPI, GUYANA, Friday, October 20, 2017 The Government of Guyana is once again assuring sugar workers that their best interests ... Read More

Bilateral relations between Guyana and India reinforced

Bilateral relations between Guyana and India reinforced

- October 16, 2017

DPI, GUYANA, Monday, October 16, 2017 Bilateral relations between Guyana and India continue to be strengthened, as the government of ... Read More

Transferred Wales Estate workers not reporting for duty

Transferred Wales Estate workers not reporting for duty

- October 16, 2017

DPI, GUYANA, Monday, October 16, 2017 Some of the 350 sugar workers who were transferred from the Wales Estate to ... Read More

Region Six private sector encouraged to submit proposals for sugar industry future  -Minister Harmon addresses Berbice Chamber of Commerce dinner

Region Six private sector encouraged to submit proposals for sugar industry future -Minister Harmon addresses Berbice Chamber of Commerce dinner

- July 3, 2017

Georgetown, Guyana – (July 3, 2017) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon issued a call to members of the business community ... Read More