An APNU+AFC government will convene a Commission of Inquiry into the operations of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) and seek ways to take the ailing company forward, according to the coalition’s manifesto.
It says that with the support of an expert multi-disciplinary group, it will review, analyze and recommend the way forward for the sugar industry, including options for infusing critical investments and the optimum utilisation of its capital infrastructure. Further, an APNU+AFC government will also appoint an expert team to investigate and remedy the problems plaguing the GuySuCo Skeldon factory and appoint a competent and representative Board of Directors to GuySuCo as part of the programme for the de-politicisation of the enterprise.
The sugar corporation has been inundated with problems over the years and in 2013, produced 186,807 tonnes of sugar, the lowest in 22 years. For 2012, the state-owned corporation produced 218,053 tonnes of sugar after two revisions to the