DDL importing molasses from Nicaragua
posited. Late last month, sources at GuySuCo informed that the SPU has not delivered on what had been promised in relation to the production of molasses.
GuySuCo sources say that while the SPU set out to harvest 30,000 tonnes of cane and produce 6,000 tonnes of molasses for DDL from the Enmore factory, the Unit produced only 586 tonnes from 7,369 tonnes of cane. Further, the sources said that there are questions about its quality. The sources say that what has been produced is more like syrup as opposed to molasses as a byproduct from sugar production. Yesterday, DDL’s CEO did not discuss the quality of the molasses received but he remains confident that when all plans for the industry are in place next year, that his company will get the requisite supply.
GuySuCo currently has no board and this followed a series of mix-ups and miscommunications that led to tensions between the SPU and GuySuCo and continues to date
Government is still to name an official, new board of GuySuCo. In February, what was purported to be a new board chaired by Heath-London had been signified by Minister of State Joseph Harmon. However, this board was not approved by the full Cabinet and the announcement had to be recalled. At last word, Minister of Agriculture Holder was still putting together a new board amid continuing attempts by other sections of the government to have the Heath-London board installed. Holder yesterday informed that works to find a new board are continuing and that the process was taking time as he was ensuring that when that board is composed, it will be the best the corporation has ever had and will be one that pushed the corporation to produces stellar results.
“We are working on it. All the other boards of the other ministries have been personally appointed. GuySuCo is the one we are having some discussions with NICIL, SPU and other stakeholders to get a board that makes maximum sense for the future of the sugar industry in this country,” he said.
“GuySuCo was the biggest corporation this country had. It impacts more workers than any other field organization so we have to be extremely careful in what we do so that when we appoint a board, it really is a board that don’t attract too much criticisms and so on. We need a board that can really deliver the goods and that is what we are looking for,” the minister added.