Ramotar promises $20b injection into sugar if re-elected

Part of the crowd at Zeelugt

President Donald Ramotar has promised that if his government is re-elected it would ensure that the sugar industry survives and that a minimum of $20b would be invested.

He was at the time speaking to an enthusiastic crowd of about 500 persons at a meeting at Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo on Saturday evening.

They cheered loudly to remarks made about the good work the government has done and shouted no