Dear Editor,
The Guyana Sugar Corporation wishes to set the record straight regarding a few matters raised in yet another erroneous letter written by Mr. Tony Vieira, and published in your letter columns on August 15, 2024 under the title “Throwing money at GuySuCo will not revive that dead corporation”.
Firstly, it is not very surprising that Mr Vieira has again presented misinformation regarding current CEO Paul Cheong’s personal involvement in sugarcane planting, since it is known that he (Mr. Vieira) continues to rain personal attacks on anyone who holds this position with the Corporation.
To set the records straight on this matter, the Corporation wishes to inform the writer that the last time Mr. Cheong transacted business with GuySuCo as a private cane farmer was during the 1st Crop of 2019.
Ever since accepting his current position as CEO of GuySuCo, Mr. Cheong has officially relinquished his personal business relationship with the Corporation. The facts therefore reveal that Mr. Vieira’s contentions are again baseless, and are wholly mischievous.
Regarding the writer’s recount of events surrounding the flood of 2020 which destroyed much of Albion’s cultivation, a comprehensive investigation has since been undertaken, and results show that in that year we experienced 74 percent more rainfall than was anticipated, insomuch that the authorities had declared the weather conditions a category two natural disaster.
Notwithstanding these findings, the writer continues to promulgate his own flawed imagination on the matter, perhaps in his bid to establish credibility on matters pertaining to sugar and the sugar industry in Guyana.
Again, Management of Guyana Sugar Corporation takes note of Mr. Vieira’s mischievous objectives, but stands firmly with the Government of Guyana and all likeminded stakeholders in working towards revitalization of the sugar industry.
Sincerely,
Management of
GuySuCo
