Morawhanna’s plight in focus at budget debate

Vanessa Kissoon

Morawhanna, the riverain community that lies along the bank of the Aruka River, has virtually been “abandoned by the government,” PNCR-1G MP Desmond Fernandes told the National Assembly on Monday, as the government and opposition traded charges on whether promises by the administration have been fulfilled.

Fernandes, the PNCR-1G representative for Region One, during his presentation on the 2011 budget, addressed several issues affecting residents in the region. He said, “There are many things happening in the region and there are things which we would like to see happen.”

On Morawhanna, Fernandes