While neither GuySuCo nor the government has said anything officially about a closure of the East Demerara Estate (Enmore and La Bonne Intention), workers and residents are already protesting what the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) is referring to as a planned closure.
GAWU said yesterday that a large contingent of East Demerara Estate workers, accompanied by residents, marched through the Enmore community and along the Railway Embankment to Enterprise, some four miles away to call attention to the plight of the workers and demonstrate their strong opposition to a closure.
The union, in a statement, noted that the Enmore estate, which employs some 2,222 persons, is currently a major source of employment and plays a significant role in maintaining the
