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Region 10 Chairman rejects unrest assumption…‘We are fully committed to keeping the peace’
By Abena Rockcliffe
In light of the recent pronouncements made by Presidential Advisor, Gail Teixeira that deemed Region 10’s postponement of a scheduled meeting with the government as a signal that the town is preparing for unrest, Chairman Sharma Solomon yesterday reiterated that the community is “fully committed to honouring our part of the agreement made with the government.”
Solomon acknowledged yesterday what was reported in sections of the media – that the Region’s cancellation of the meeting and schedule for a public meeting to be held this weekend signals that it may be gearing for further unrest – and said that “it is nothing of the sort.”
Region 10 Chairman, Sharma Solomon
In addition to giving assurances of continued peace, Solomon stated that his move to postpone the meeting was based primarily on the need to update Lindeners on the current state of affairs as it relates to the development in the agreement made between Region 10 and the government.
“This was done with the aim of having that change to update Lindeners. We acknowledged the need for us leaders to meet with the people of Linden and give them an update as to what has become of the agreement made between us and the government. Lindeners were promised that they would be kept informed and we need to keep that promise.”
Further, Solomon told Kaieteur News that a need for consultations has been identified.
“We need to review the agreement among ourselves, because everything in that agreement deals with our rights as a people, none of which should be violated. Our right to be involved in decision making, our right to be a part of economic prosperity and development and our right to have access to free information, are all reflected in that agreement.
“Each of the agreements that the government has failed to honour, especially the right to free information, is a focus of concern for the people of Linden,” Solomon affirmed. He also stated that leaders in the region need to find out more about every aspect of the agreement.
He went on to mention that the right of the people to have their leaders involved in decision making has been respected by the government “…because they now have to engage with the leadership of the Region, and this is after that right has been demanded by the people.”
“The people are saying that the government must facilitate, not as Teixeira is saying ‘as far as possible’ but facilitate, period, the agreement, as that was signed, just as the Region has been keeping its part of the bargain.”
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