-commits to providing help but says villagers must ‘want this too as badly as we do’
By Kwesi Isles
“Buxtonians, the President is in the house, today is a historic day for Buxton!”
The cry from Chairperson Barbara Thomas-Holder and the resounding cheer that followed rang through the hall of the Buxton Community High School yesterday where President Bharrat Jagdeo met residents for the first time since becoming head of state in 1999.
Jagdeo, who was accompanied by a slew of ministers and other government officials, was recently criticised by some Buxtonians for never visiting their once-volatile community during his years in office. However, while some may have left happy that their concerns would be addressed it was not King Midas descending upon the village as some had hoped, with no multi-million-dollar disbursements being made.