Dear Editor,
The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) believes it necessary to respond to inaccurate contentions in respect of our Union proffered by Mrs Emily Lorrimer in her letter appearing in the media on June 5, 2025, titled “Bewildering that GuySuCo did not factor in 2025 May/June wet season in its sugar crop production planning”. We must highlight, at the outset, that this and previous letters under the hand of Mrs Lorrimer bear, in our view, a striking resemblance to the language and verbiage of a former, seemingly disgruntled GuySuCo Executive, who, from all impressions, has a great deal of idle time.
Mrs Lorrimer, if indeed a genuine person, contends that GAWU was averse to converting cane fields to facilitate mechanised operations. The letter writer seems to have a penchant for untruths and appears more propagandistic than anything else. Our Union has generally supported mechanisation consistent with labour attrition. We have long advanced this position and, therefore, find Mrs Lorrimer engaged in patent dishonesty.
The writer also attempts, quite sordidly, to link our Union with the decision to utilise certain tractors to transport cane. The practice is not new and has been reverted to in past instances. Indeed, it is not ideal, but it reflects prevailing conditions.
We denounce the letter writer’s efforts to denigrate the GAWU through downright lies. It does appear, to us, that Mrs Lorrimer is intent on deceiving and misleading, but to what end? The GAWU is least bothered by such pissant individuals who seemingly seem to have a vested interest, or we daresay individual.
Yours faithfully,
Seepaul Narine
President, GAWU
