Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Tuesday requested a meeting with the management of Morning Glory Inc, popularly known as the Anna Regina Cereal Plant. He made this request after an employee of the factory raised concerns over unemployment.
Jagdeo was at the time conducting a two-day outreach to Pomeroon-Supenaam, Region Two and was meeting with rice farmers. He spoke about the improvements in the rice sector and the various investments the government had made in the industry.
During an interactive session held at Anna Regina Secondary School, an employee of Morning Glory Inc, Lalita Samsundar informed the Vice President about the current status of the company. She told him that the staff have been out of permanent employment for close to two and a half years and as a result their livelihoods were significantly affected.
