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Shameful that Paramakatoi cannot have an operable well – AFC

May 23, 2014 News

“At a time when the Government is claiming that it is committed to Amerindian development, it is shameful that the village of Paramakatoi cannot have an operable well.”
That is the sentiment expressed by Alliance For Change (AFC) Member of Parliament (MP) Trevor Williams as he told the media of his party’s call on the government to “immediately” fix the well at Paramakatoi.
Williams said that the AFC learnt that, sometime early in the year, the well was damaged and residents have been strained, ever since, to fetch water on a daily basis.
He said that in the case of the school dormitory, “the children there are forced to trudge with five-gallon bottles of water on their shoulders so that the kitchen can have water to use. The children also have to fetch water for the toilets and other uses. This is totally unacceptable.”
According to Williams, almost two months ago, the Regional Chairman of Region eight Mark Crawford raised the matter with the Guyana Water Incorporated but to date there has been no effort to fix the well.
The MP questioned whether this is a demonstration of the Government’s level of commitment to the Amerindian people; he said it leaves much to be desired.
Williams told the media that his party has often had cause to accuse the government of victimising the people of Region eight for the way they voted at the last elections that gave the AFC the majority in the Region.
“This seems to be another such act. The PPPC Government must behave as government for all the people and not just their supporters,” said Williams.

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