Sugar workers promised incentive pay, labour probe for ending strikes

- GuySuCo puts short term debt at $8B

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GuySuCo and government yesterday moved to get striking sugar workers back on the job as current production remains crucial to prop up the corporation’s shaky finances.

GuySuCo, which yesterday pegged its short-term debt at $8 billion, said that it would pay the Annual Production Incentive (API) owed to Rose Hall workers on March 16, while Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy announced that a Labour Ministry team has been set up to investigate complaints by workers at the Blairmont Estate.

Rose Hall Estate workers returned to …..

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