GuySuCo, ministry fine-tuning business fora for redundant sugar workers

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Audreyanna Thomas, Corporate Communications Manager, GuySuCo delivering a presentation on the ‘Sustainable Communities Programme and Alternative Livelihoods Initiative’ at the Planning and Partnership Building Meeting for Representatives from, GBTI, Republic Bank (Guyana), the Guyana Stock Exchange, IPED, Citizens Bank, Demerara Mutual Life Assurance Society Ltd, Private Sector Commission, Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Small Business Bureau.
Audreyanna Thomas, Corporate Communications Manager, GuySuCo delivering a presentation on the ‘Sustainable Communities Programme and Alternative Livelihoods Initiative’ at the Planning and Partnership Building Meeting for Representatives from, GBTI, Republic Bank (Guyana), the Guyana Stock Exchange, IPED, Citizens Bank, Demerara Mutual Life Assurance Society Ltd, Private Sector Commission, Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Small Business Bureau.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) and the  Ministry of Business are fine-tuning two business and investment fora which are intended to offer advice and coaching to some of the thousands of sugar workers made redundant at the end of last year.

The forums will be held on 29th January, 2018 at the Enmore Community Centre and the second on 31st January, 2018 at the Skeldon Community Centre.

A joint statement yesterday from GuySuCo and the ministry said that the forums form part of the  ‘Sustainable Communities Programme’ for the sugar–dependent communities in the vicinity of Skeldon, Rose Hall, Enmore and Wales.  The specific objectives of the two ‘Business, Financial and Investment Forums’ and four ‘Coaching Clinics’ are to: provide appropriate business, financial and investment advice to ex-employees who will be