Farmers who cultivate along the Hope Canal, ECD say that the Ministry of Agriculture has not kept promises to them and they are yet to receive compensation for crops damaged during the building of sections of the canal last year as well as new land to farm.
Agriculture Minister, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy late last year had promised to address the concerns of residents and farmers located in the vicinity of the worksite but residents said that the ministry has failed to do so. Attempts to contact Ramsammy