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May 14, 2013 News
The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is working with the University of Guyana Berbice Campus (UGBC) to advance the campus’ mission. It recently completed digging a multi-million dollar deep- water well in the compound of the Johns Campus location on the Corentyne.
The well is expected to benefit the community at large with fresh, potable drinking water. UGBC Director, Professor Daizal Samad, stated that the well “provides a stable dependable source of water for experimentation purposes and drinking purposes.”
He added that the well will shortly be re-activated. Water will be available free of cost to the community for drinking. “Everybody is gaining here because of GuySuCo’s collaboration with the UGBC.”
Samad added that the company is also offering to the University, the use of its cricket grounds, lawn tennis courts, and swimming pool. It has donated several garbage drums to both campuses at Johns and Tain and has landscaped the Johns campus.
On Thursday, GuySuCo hosted a “Career Paths in Science” seminar at UGBC Johns campus. More than 100 students majoring in Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry, Finance and Information Technology listened to talks and interacted with Albion Estate General Manager, Mr. Dev Kumar; Albion Estate Human Relations Manager, Mr. Veemen Walter; and Mr. Hutton Griffith, Agriculture Manager.
The Guysuco officials “gave them an overall sense of GuySuCo…people don’t understand fully the importance of the company’s day-to-day-life in Berbice and Guyana—big GDP [Gross Domestic Product] earner—biggest employer of workers in the Caribbean.”
A system will be established shortly whereby the company will provide internships for students. Specific degree programmes offered by UG will have an internship component.
“You go into the company towards the end of your degree programme and spend three months and you are rewarded with credit hours…develop a report based on your internship and the company would then sit on the exam board…and it means that students have an inside track for job prospects”.
“GuySuCo will get better and better—I am confident of that”.
Prof. Samad added that shortly, the university will be meeting with the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB), the fishermen, and the combined Chambers of Commerce. “We will be floating ideas on how we can collaborate more and what kinds of programmes that UG can mount to meet the private sector.”
(Leon Suseran)
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