Berbice sugar workers and their relatives along with supporters of the PPP/C yesterday protested the Arrival Day celebration held at Highbury, East Bank Berbice.
While most persons were decked out in Indian outfits to grace the celebration of the 179th Anniversary of Indian Arrival at Plantation Highbury, the group of protestors stood on the road with their placards in their hands, calling on the government of Guyana to rethink its decision on closing sugar estates in the region.
According to Zamal Hussain, Region Six PPP/C supervisor, the protest was held in an effort to draw the government’s and, in particular, the president’s attention to their disapproval of plans to close or sell sugar factories.
He highlighted that if estates in Region Six