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PM Says Both Sides In Sugar Dispute Inching Towards Resolution
posted (December 23, 2014)
There's still no movement either way in the sugar industry standoff tonight. The Prime Minister today told the media that he's gotten involved as a good faith broker between the two sides and feels they are closer to a resolution:..

Hon. Dean Barrow, Prime Minister
"To me to be the single remaining point of contention is one that I feel can be resolved and in terms of the conversation I had with Mr. Montalvo last night and again this morni9ng just before 10 o' clock. I say in very cautious fashion that I believe we are closer to a resolution certainly than we were yesterday and over the weekend. I gave him the form of words that it appears will satisfy the farmers. The two lawyers, his lawyers Michael Young and Chris Coye were to ensure that they were on the same page where that is concern and of course Mr. Montalvo needed to get naturally the authorization from his principals to proceed. At 10 o' clock he said to me that he hope to have a definitive answer for me by noon today. If as I hope that answer is yes, I have ask the deputy to communicate to the farmers or to Mr. Cansino, the chairman of the management committee that this is where we are and that if we get a positive answer by noon hopefully the directors can meet later this afternoon, agree to sign off since they would have gotten the language they are demanding and hopefully thereafter we can have a crop possibly at the start of next week if not sooner."

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