A public relations consultant and several engineers from India attached to the Skeldon sugar factory have been sent packing by the government, according to Minister of State Joseph Harmon who says that they were not providing any valuable service to the ailing sugar industry.
Their termination of service is part of a wider plan to ensure that GuySuCo’s expenses are lessened and money is saved.
Harmon during his post-cabinet press briefing yesterday told reporters that those laid off “seemed to be doing nothing much as it relates to sugar and so I think the combined effect of those two groups amounted to almost US$14, 000 a month.” He did not name the PR consultant nor reveal the number of Indian
