At Tuesday’s 105th remembrance ceremony for the Rose Hall (Canje) Martyrs, Kim Stephens, the Regional Executive Officer (REO) of Region Six suggested that severed sugar workers are “timid and afraid” of diversification.
Stephens told the severed workers and regional officials gathered at the site of the Martyrs’ monument, “We know that there is a lot of issues surrounding the sugar today, the downscaling of the estate, and to my mind persons are timid, they are afraid to step forward.” Stephens added, “We were told of diversification that we can have because of the fertile land, not to mention our human resources that we have, capable skilled human resources.”
Stephens further stated that …” history told us that our ancestors endured a lot of hardship,” adding that Guyanese have a lot to be thankful for. She believes the good life that Guyanese are having today was achieved because of “resilience, cooperation, putting aside differences.”
