With the expected closure of the Enmore sugar factory approaching, residents and businesses of the East Coast of Demerara community are fearful of a drastic economic slowdown and a bleak future for the village.
GuySuCo announced last month that some 2,500 workers would be retrenched across the industry by the end of the year and the focus would be placed on the Blairmont, Albion, and Uitvlugt estates.
As a result, some 250 sugar workers from Enmore are expected to be without a job from December 8.
Community leader and activist Taajnauth Jadunauth is warning of the impact as a result of the imminent retrenching of the workers.
