Jagdeo raises sugar, other economy concerns with President

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo said that he raised issues he found critical, pertaining to the economy, with President David Granger at State House last evening when they met to consult on appointments to the judiciary.

In a statement last night, he said that these  issues included the lack of investments, the heavy taxation burden placed upon the population and the business community, and the devastating consequences which will flow from the closure of the sugar industry.