Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha yesterday visited the factories attached to the shuttered Skeldon and Rose Hall estates, after which he told East Canje residents he was advised that the Rose Hall factory is in a good state.
“We are committed to reopening the sugar estates, I want to make that very clear”, Mustapha emphasised as he spoke to Skeldon, Upper Corentyne and East Canje residents yesterday.
He then explained that he visited the Skeldon Estate and Rose Hall Estate where they have identified two former estate managers, one from each locations. These two have been tasked with the creation of two separate plans of action for the estates within a specified time frame.