Government yesterday unveiled its economic support programme, which is being put in place to ease the hardships of the more than 3,600 workers made redundant after the divestment of two sugar factories.
Under the programme, each person will get financial assistance - $170,000 for women, $150,000 for men - to pursue business oppor-tunities, or for personal matters, such as clearing up back payments on mortgages.
In addition, head of the sugar transformation unit in the Ministry of Agriculture, George Callaghan, said those who opted to go into business would get help preparing business plans and with training
- Gleaner News Release
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