Prime Minister Sam Hinds yesterday defended government’s decision to reduce the subsidy for power consumption in Linden, while denying that the move is a result of race-based politics.
Hinds was at the time addressing rights activists Mark Benschop and Freddie Kissoon along with Alliance For Change (AFC) members Gerhard Ramsaroop and Michael Carrington and Working People’s Alliance (WPA) executive Dr. David Hinds, who staged a picket in front his office. Their protest was a show of solidarity with Lindeners,