Sugar industry’s problems bigger than Skeldon factory

Although willing to accept that he should have done more to address problems plaguing the Skeldon sugar factory, former President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said while critics focus on the plant, the entire industry needs overhauling.

“Maybe I should have intervened a bit more. Sugar is a challenge. Clearly Skeldon has problems and needs to be fixed,” Jagdeo said yesterday at a press conference at Freedom House.

A year before demitting office, after two terms as president, Jagdeo had promised personal