Caroni staff get VSEP letters

Monthly-paid staff at Caroni (1975) Limited who have accepted Govern-ment’s VSEP packages will soon begin receiving letters of acceptance from the Company.

In an interview yesterday, Ag CEO, Chandra Bobart, said the letters were being prepared for distribution, with most employees scheduled to receive their letters by Monday. He said 98 percent of the company’s monthly-paid staff had accepted the VSEP packages. Bobart also disclosed that Cabinet had approved funding to cover the shortfall in the Company’s operating expenses until the end of the month."He said the finances would be used to pay salaries for daily-paid workers, canefarmers, and contractors, as well as to meet other operating expenses, including the payment of utility bills. Bobart also gave the assurance that milling operations at the Usine Ste Madeleine factory had returned to normal after experiencing a disruption in the electricity supply over the past week.