End in sight for Matthew’s Ridge burial woes

The area that is used as a morgue at Matthew’s Ridge is a zinc structure which has no refrigeration system and is so small that it can only accommodate one body at a time. (Stabroek News file photo)

Residents of Matthew’s Ridge and neighbouring communities in Region One are closer to finally having a proper morgue to store the bodies of the dead with the opening of tenders yesterday for construction of the facility.

The bids for the Ministry of Health project, which has been estimated to cost $12M, were opened at the National Procurement