Barama resuming plywood operation next month

Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud taking a tour of the Barama plant

Barama will be restarting its Land of Canaan plywood plant next month and it is examining increased productivity.

Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud and senior officials of the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) met yesterday with Barama’s management on the resumption of its operations yesterday.
Persaud later told Stabroek News that the plan is to restart next month and the goal is to have more productivity from the plant. Also discussed were re-employment of workers, and the review of the Barama agreement, including the reduction of the concession, an