Acting on the advice of the Heads of the Joint Services, President Donald Ramotar today postponed his visit to Linden, a statement from the Office of the President said this afternoon.
The statement which said it “regrets to inform the Linden community and the public” that Ramotar will not be visiting Linden today, did not give a new date for his visit.
According to the statement, earlier at 6.50 am today, the Joint Services Heads had informed the President of their difficulties controlling protesters obstructing the Kara Kara access bridge to Linden.
Later at 2.30 pm, the statement said, the Heads of the Joint Services further informed the President of their failure to remove the obstructions by the protesters at the Kara Kara bridge, at which time the President decided to postpone the visit.
“The Office of the President expresses regrets at the cancellation of the planned visit, particularly to those stakeholders who had assembled at Watooka House for the planned public meeting and consultations with the President and his delegation,” the statement said.
