‘Ugly features’ like crime, corruption must be defeated – Chand

This public servant’s placard sent a clear message as he and others headed towards the Guyana Teacher’s Union (GTU) complex on Woolford Avenue yesterday.

“Ugly features” of Guyanese society like corruption and crime restrain economic growth, President of the Guyana Agricultural & General Workers Union, (GAWU) Komal Chand said yesterday even as he lamented the troubles faced by sections of the labour force and trade unions last year.

While praising the work done by the administration since 1993, Chand said that even though strides have been made which have resulted in the improvement of the standard of living for workers,