GuySuCo says Enmore packaging plant ‘functioning well’

Crushed sugar spilling from the defective screw worm

A series of problems including a defective conveyor system has plagued GuySuCo’s Enmore packaging plant raising questions about its ability to operate at full capacity but a top official has said that the facility is functioning well.

Stabroek News has obtained photographs of critical aspects of the plant as well as the nearby sugar factory, which sources say, have not been functioning to their full capacity. A Guyana Agricul-tural and General Workers Union (GAWU) official said last week that as far as he knew, since January this year the factory has been experiencing mechanical problems. No packaging was done at the plant over the past several weeks, he added.

However, when contacted, deputy chief executive officer (CEO) of GuySuCo, Rajaindra Singh told Stabroek News that the photographs were taken during the out of crop season. He declared that the