@Former Member posted:They did not care about anyone's well-being besides their own. The people destroyed crops worth millions of dollars. Now that the sugar industry is about to make a comeback, GUYSUCO needs the land to cultivate a variety of canes for seeds. They are being given lots to build on. Let them try to put their shoulders on the wheel and do something for their children. Let the children have pride and dignity growing up.
Let's be honest here. Sugar is not profitable. It will be heavily subsidized as before. The current state of sugar production need to be revamped and other avenues explored. I asked a while ago why was the Ethanol Project discontinued. I am still waiting for an answer. All that being said, the government has to take care of all those workers who lost their jobs when the estates were closed. Spending money to reopen the estates just to provide jobs is not the answer. We are not trying to breed another generation of cane cutters. The younger generation should be trained in other disciplines. I hope this government had the sense to insist that locals be provided with jobs and training in the oil industry and not just in the service industry. I hope to god we don't go back to what the Chinese did. They brought everything in from China from labour to supplies and were even nice enough to provide us with loans to pay them. As for the squatters, give them lots to build on. I wouldn't put an animal to live in the conditions those people are in. I do believe however, the government should own the lots and property or have some stipulation about selling.