The Ministry of Agriculture yesterday confirmed that several options including severance have been offered to Wales sugar estate workers in light of the closing of operations there by the end of the year.
It said that from reports in the media, workers appear to have misunderstood some of the key points highlighted during two rounds of meetings. Yesterday’s statement issued via the Government Information Agency was the first official reference to meetings which began on February 1st. The government and the Guyana Sugar Corporation have come in for strong criticism from the workers and their unions over the decision to shut the
