By Abigail Headley
Emotions ran high yesterday as residents of Mocha/Arcadia expressed their concerns to visiting US Congressman Jonathan Jackson over injustices they said they have been facing at the hands of the government.
The Congressman, who is the son of Civil Rights Activist, Reverend Jesse Jackson, was accompanied by Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister, Kwame McCoy as he visited with the East Bank Demerara villagers to hear their concerns.
The meeting, which was held at the Mocha Community Centre, commenced peaceably despite the half hour late start. However, tensions slowly rose to a boiling point after opposition Member of Parliament (MP) Nima Flue-Bess raised her concerns to the Congressman.