If elected, A Partnership For National Unity (APNU) says that it will revisit the deals between the government and bauxite companies Rusal and Bosai, since both companies have failed to deliver on promises made to Guyanese.
During the party’s weekly press briefing on Monday, APNU executive member Aubrey Norton noted that “despite the lofty promises made by Rusal and Bosai, at the time when the Guyanese national bauxite patrimony was given to them by the PPP, the bauxite industry, which was the mainstay of the economy of Region 10 was deliberately allowed to be maintained at its lowest levels.” He noted that “none of the publicly promised new developments have taken place while the government has made excuses on behalf of the companies. Norton also criticized Labour Minister Manzoor Nadir for failing to enforce the law while Rusal is “blatantly and brazenly violating” the country’s labour laws.
Questioned as to how an APNU government will deal with Rusal and Bosai, APNU member Dr Rupert Roopnaraine said that the contracts that these companies have signed with the
