…as 19 workers dismissed in fertilizer scheme The state-owned Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has fired 19 workers who are believed to have been involved in fertilizer scheme at La Bonne Intention (LBI) estate.GuySuCo says that it was hit by strike action after dismissing 19 workers for being involved in a fertilizer scheme.That decision has now led? to a strike involving 380 on that East Coast Demerara estate.According to GuySuCo in a statement yesterday,Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys, 15 cane harvesters were dismissed over the weekend and Monday for the inadequate application of fertilizer.The fertilizer was intended for 10-week-old cane plants at Felicity Fields 49,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, 49A,Cheap Jerseys China, 52 and 53, a section of the LBI cultivation, with GuySuCo saying that the incidents occurred on 24th and 25th July 2014.Prior to the dismissal of these 15 workers, three junior staffers and one senior were dismissed between the 19th and 26th September for allowing the workers to have fertilizer inadequately applied to the cane plants.GuySuCo noted that the 15 workers were adequately trained in the application of fertilizer, as it is routine for them to be assigned during the out-of-crop periods. The corporation said that during routine inspection,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, it was discovered that many cane plants were not fertilized. As a matter of fact, a thorough examination found that there was massive skipping in the application of the fertilizer.“Subsequently, the Corporation’s agriculture audit team was deployed to make an assessment of the extent of fertilizer not being applied to the cane plants. It was revealed that there was massive skipping, and further the supervisory staff made full payment to the 15 workers for the poor quality of work done.”Auditors found that only half of the fertilizers that were allocated were applied to 20 hectares of cane fields. There was no explanation what happened to the rest.GuySuCo said it has been spending approximately $2B annually to import fertilizer and found it “totally unacceptable that fertilizer that is intended to nurture the cane plants could not be applied to them in the stipulated amount. This development could be the contributing factor for the East Demerara Estate experiencing low cane yields and stunted cane growth.”GuySuCo warned that it will continue to exercise “a zero tolerance” for this type of work behaviour,Cheap NHL Jerseys, “and in this sense wishes to advise those workers who are on strike to have an immediate end to their protest action and allow either the process of the grievance and/or disciplinary procedures to have their course.”The corporation said that the strike will come at a time when the East Demerara estate is expected to commence its first crop for this year by mid next week. An industrial action will serve to jeopardize the startup of this crop.GuySuCo has been struggling with its production for over a decade, with the industry recording some of its worst performances for the last 23 years in 2013 and 2014.Rising costs, inefficiency and troubles with its flagship US$200M Skeldon estate modernization project have also been worrying stakeholders, with billions of taxpayers’ dollars being used to bailout the industry,Wholesale NFL Jerseys Online, with little results.

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Acting Police Commissioner Henry Greene inspects one of the vehicles at the Sparendaam Police Station.Acting Police Commissioner Henry Greene yesterday ordered the release of two prisoners who were being held at the Sparendaam Police Station beyond the stipulated 72 hours without charge.The commissioner issued the instruction following vociferous protests by the prisoners in the lock-up, and after the parents of these prisoners had approached him during his inspection visit to the facility. The two men, Jevan Taylor and Dennis Brutus, both of Plaisance, were held last Tuesday following a high speed chase involving ranks of a police mobile patrol at Lusignan.Sensing that Mr. Greene was in the compound, the prisoners used the opportunity to protest their expended detention by banging on the prison door to get his attention.“The prisoners were there over the length of time they should have been there. I gave instructions for them to be released immediately.”olice had said that Taylor,Cheap Authentic Jerseys, who also gave his name as Marlon Adams, a man who is supposed to be dead, was wanted in connection with a series of armed robberies, murder and abduction of a 14-year-old girl.But despite being placed on three identification parades, the men were not positively identified by any of the robbery victims.Taylor is suffering a broken left hand and his mother was demanding that he be taken for medical attention, since the hand is becoming infected.The men were eventually placed on $25,000 bail each.Yesterday, the acting commissioner inspected the Turkeyen, Sparendaam and Beterverwagting Police Stations.He carried out checks on the various records being kept at each station, as well as of the vehicles at their disposal.So impressed was the acting commissioner with the upkeep of one of the patrol cars that he immediately awarded a $5,Wholesale NFL Jerseys 2018,000 bonus for the rank responsible.“So far, I think that the ranks are prepared; all the buildings are in very good shape. I think that there is need for the ranks to do a lot more drilling, and it is obvious that, perhaps the pressure of work, but we are instituting a programme now to ensure they do more drill. Those drills help with discipline,” the acting commissioner said.He stressed the importance of having well trained ranks at every police station in the country. The commissioner had identified such a need following the Lusignan and Bartica massacres.“Every station is supposed to have no less than three or four ranks who are trained fully like the TSU. They have the equipment and the firearm. If something happens,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale, they can respond,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping,” Greene explained.During yesterday’s visit, the acting commissioner was accompanied by Divisional Commander Balram Persaud and other senior officers.Today,Wholesale Jerseys China, he will continue his East Coast Demerara visit,Wholesale Jerseys, meeting with ranks from the Vigilance, Enmore and Cove and John Police Stations.

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