CHRONICLE’s editorial on sugar pretty well sums up most of the problems facing the industry.  However, like many other projects there seems to be a need for a body outside of management to review and provide oversight of its operations and plans.
Such a body must be able to get outside expertise on whether their plans and operations are best suited to overcome the existing conditions.
Management recently announced a new spending plan to improve operations and fix some problems.
Could anyone of these things mentioned  have been foreseen or prevented? Is there proof that mechanisation is practical, given local conditions, or that all potential problems with it can be overcome?
Should there be some consideration given to filling any labour shortfall now with foreign seasonal workers, instead of waiting for the future competition for labour mentioned?
What protocols are in place to prevent frequent work stoppages from occurring due to poor communication or misinformation between labour and management?
Has anyone told sugar workers that without a full and consistent labour force the industry cannot survive without government’s assistance? Do they realise that such assistance cannot go on forever?
Guyanese have to start facing reality as to what the government can do and what they have to do for themselves. Chronicle serves their purpose and the public best if they point out these things to their readers.