By Marvin Cato | HGP Nightly News|
A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Member of Parliament, Vinceroy Jordan, has dismissed recent warnings by President Irfaan Ali that changes will be made at Guyana Sugar Corporation (GUYSUCO) if production targets are not met in 2026, describing the statements as recycled political rhetoric with no record of follow-through.
Jordan said similar threats were issued in 2024 and 2025, yet no meaningful accountability followed, leading him to conclude that the President’s latest remarks are unlikely to result in decisive action.
According to the APNU parliamentarian, GUYSUCO’s continued underperformance was foreseeable, given what he described as persistent inefficiencies and structural weaknesses within the corporation. He argued that repeated warnings about “heads rolling” have become a familiar refrain, but past experience shows that management has not been held accountable in any substantive way.
Jordan contended that billions of dollars in public funds have been injected into the sugar industry over recent years, while fundamental problems remain unresolved. He pointed to weak field management, factory inefficiencies, labour shortages, and what he termed poor leadership as ongoing challenges undermining production.
The MP further noted that repeated downward revisions of production targets, followed by continued failure to meet those targets, point to deeper policy and oversight failures rather than unforeseen circumstances. In his view, both sugar workers and taxpayers have borne the cost of what he described as the government’s refusal to reform a clearly failing model.
Jordan also questioned the long-term viability of the industry under its current structure, arguing that the government continues to pour billions into GUYSUCO despite longstanding concerns about its inability to produce sugar profitably.
He maintained that leadership must be judged by results, not by repeated threats of future action, and that when the moment to act arrives, the public hears warnings and explanations rather than decisive measures.
Jordan concluded that Guyanese deserve honesty, transparency, and firm leadership, rather than what he characterised as recycled promises that deflect responsibility without delivering tangible results.
