Guardians of Guyana
Dear Editor IN 2014, the local European Union (EU) representative confirmed that Guyana received €136 million (G$32 Billion) from 2007 to 2013 under the Accompanying Measures for Sugar Protocol Programme (ASMP). The EU allocated grants to Guyana and 18 other African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries, having made the decision to discontinue EU preferential sugar … Read more
Amid concerns raised about the general operation of the Enmore Packaging Plant, Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy said the recently-built factory is in full operation, but it will be some five to eight years before it starts to function in its full capacity. Dr Ramsammy made this statement on Friday, during a tour of the … Read more
Guyana Sugar (GuySuCo), the government-owned sugar company, inaugurated its packaging facility in Enmore in East Demerara, Guyana, in May 2011. Guyana Sugar (GuySuCo), the government-owned sugar company, inaugurated its packaging facility in Enmore in East Demerara, Guyana, in May 2011.”Financing for Project Gold came through a grant from the European Commission.” The new plant has … Read more