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Lands of closed Sugar Estates should be allotted to former employees
DEAR EDITOR,
On Wednesday I visited the Villages around the closed Wales Sugar Estate. I was deeply disturbed at the level of poverty and unemployment in that community.
Lands of closed sugar estates should be allotted to former employees to enable them to create a livelihood to cushion the dislocation that the closure brings
I am aware of large slots of land being parceled out at Wales to friends of the APNU administration without any consideration for the displaced sugar workers. This reflects a most uncaring and unpatriotic act of the Granger administration.
I am demanding that the President articulate a viable economic relief plan for those workers as a matter of urgency.
I am also demanding that the President halt all sale or lease of sugar lands and disclose all transactions whereby lands were leased, sold or are being sold, outlining the acreage, name of purchaser or lessee and the amounts paid.
Robert Badal
Change Guyana
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