Barama hustling to reopen plywood factory

Barama Company Limited (BCL) is working to have its plywood factory functioning in a shorter time than the one-year period it said previously and in keeping with the season also gave its former employees a cash taken as a gift of appreciation.

At a simple ceremony held at the Central Islamic Organization of Guyana (CIOG) offices on Woolford Avenue, Thomas Lands, where some 36-plus former employees have been attending Information Technology classes, Deputy General Manager of BCL, Mohindra Chand said the company is working around the clock to have the Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara facility up and running.

While he did not elaborate, Chand stated that work is being done to ensure the company gets back into production mode of plywood at its