President Bharrat Jagdeo on Friday informed Linden residents of infrastructural and other developments in the town aimed at enhancing their livelihoods and gave assurances to vendors along the Winifred Gaskin Highway that government is prepared to assist with funding for a shopping centre when they submit a plan.
Jagdeo reiterated government’s position as vendors on the reserve had mistakenly believed that a shopping centre would have been built for them in Wismar. Recently, vendors met with the president after they had been given a 14-day removal notice by the Town Council. At a community meeting at One Mile, Linden the president said he wanted to ensure that the process for building the centre was transparent.
“If this is done I don’t want one man to hog the project including (Phillip) Bynoe, this must be beneficial to all of the people, and it must be