Cheddi (Joey) Jagan, son of deceased presidents Cheddi and Janet Jagan has slammed government for underdevelopment in Berbice one year after elections promises were made for a brighter Ancient County saying it was this reason he left the party.
“Since the last elections, I have been back to Berbice quite a few times to assess for myself what has been done for the residents there since Mr Ramotar became President last year, and I have found out for myself, that nothing much has been done, especially in tackling job creation and investment initiatives so critical for growth and development,” Jagan said in a letter to the editor published in yesterday’s edition of this newspaper.
“The 63-64 beach area is a disgrace, the black-outs and irrigation problems are nightmares by themselves, the crime situation is out of hand and getting no better, investment to create good jobs and job training [are] seriously lacking with no