Corriverton mayor urges stay on Skeldon privatisation

Saying that he believes that the Skeldon Estate can sustain itself if some very important and necessary changes are made, Corriverton Mayor Krishnand Jaichand has called for the government to look at replacing the management of the factory instead of pursuing privatisation.

At a press conference last Thursday, Jaichand said he strongly believed that if a local management board was selected to manage the estate, then the Skeldon factory could become sustainable. “I have suggested to GuySuCo at two different forums that Skeldon Estate can sustain itself,” he said. “Have a local board. I’m absolutely sure there is people who are willing to serve on a local board for a stipend. Restructure the management, do value-added, look at a refinery, look at a distillery and a number of other issues. GPL [Guyana Power and Light Inc] paying their fair shares for the generation of electricity, that’s the Wartsila. With this, I believe Skeldon can sustain itself,” he added.