Jagdeo proposes small business grants for Uitvlugt sugar workers

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo at a meeting with sugar workers of the Uitvlugt Estate yesterday afternoon announced a menu of relief measures, including proposed small business grants of up to $250,000.

Many workers from the Guyana Sugar Corporation’s (GuySuCo) Uitvlugt Estate have been unable to work since March. The sugar factory has been defunct for months after experiencing mechanical issues.