Since its reopening two months ago, Lake Mainstay Resort is still recovering from the hard knocks of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although only a restricted amount of visitors are allowed on the resort, Lake Mainstay still caters for scores of guests on weekends.
On November 6, the resort was given the go-ahead to reopen for persons overnighting after eight months of closure. A month later with the permission of the Ministry of Health, they also welcomed back day trippers.
During the period the resort was shuttered, all thirty-three of its staff were laid off. Several persons responsible for the maintenance and security of the premises were kept on and were tasked with doing periodic checks on the resort. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the resort, Wilfred Jagnarine had previously told Stabroek News that he was unable to pay those employees who were furloughed until the reopening of the resort. Bills, he had said then, were being paid out-of-pocket. Now that the resort has been up and running for couple months, measures are being taken to pay these persons. Jagnarine said that it was only on Wednesday that he took care of payments for the months of July and August. However, these employees are yet to be paid for September and October, which he noted is a smaller amount in total and won’t be difficult for him to do.