Workers from the Enmore sugar estate came out in large numbers yesterday and were joined by their families as well as minibus drivers and vendors to voice their displeasure over the planned closure of the facility.
An estimated 1,200 protesters, including many women and about 50 schoolchildren, marched from in front of the estate to Foulis, East Coast Demerara and back to Enmore behind a large banner that said: “Enmore is our lifeblood! We oppose closure!”
They also bore banners with slogans such as: “APNU+AFC government betray sugar workers,” “Estate closure will cause crime, break-up of homes and starvation” and “We shall unite and fight together; save Emnore and Rose Hall estates.”
