Local Government Minister Ganga Persaud has assured A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) MP Jennifer Wade that all of the necessary procedures were adhered to in the selection of land filling sites at St John-Firebrace, Zorg-en-Hoop and West of Burma Road.
Persaud was responding in writing to questions posed by Wade, who is also a regional councilor, about the criteria utilised in the selection of the sites. She also asked the minister if his ministry had held consultations with the residents of the selected areas, since the presence of the landfills would impact their lives.
In his response to Wade’s questions, which was circulated at