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$5M abattoir never used in 14 years
…authorities have no facts on building
A building which was intended to be used as an abattoir at Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara, has not been used some 14 years after it was constructed, and none of the relevant authorities seem to know anything about it.
Residents say that the abattoir was built in 1995 at a cost of over $5 million.
Regional Chairman of Region Three, Julius Faerber, was contacted, and he stated that he was not working with the region at the time that the building was constructed and as such, he was not in possession of the information in relation to who constructed the building or why it was never used.
He did note that the Ministry of Agriculture had established a technical team to assess the situation of the abattoir, but he does not know how far that team has reached in its assessment.
However, the authorities at the Agriculture Ministry seem to have no knowledge of any such team.
When Kaieteur News contacted the Chief Crops and Livestock Officer at the Ministry, Brian Sears, he referred all queries to the Permanent Secretary, Dindyal Permaul, whom this publication later learnt was on annual leave.
This newspaper then reached the acting Regional Executive Officer of Region Three, Winston Davidson, for comment, and he said that he was not aware that any such abattoir was constructed since he only started working at the Region in 2006.
In fact, Davidson noted that there may not be anyone in the Regional Administration that will have any information on the building, since the chairman and other workers only recently started working at the Region. Contact was subsequently made with Chairman of the Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) in Meten – Meer – Zorg, Mohammed Pasha, who also said he is not in possession of any information on the abattoir, as according to him, it was not constructed during his tenure as NDC Chairman.
Pasha did admit that he is aware of the building, but could not say why it was never put to use.
Kaieteur News understands that a security guard is paid on a monthly basis to keep the building secure, but according to residents in the area, this individual only visits the building once daily, then leaves.
According to residents, a man was found dead in the building in 1999 and since then it was tightly secured.
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