The PNCR says that the Buxton community is slowly being brought to its knees as a result of the policies and activities of the PPP/C administration, and has suggested a raft of policy-driven exercises which the government must embark on to meet the needs of that community.

Moreover, the PNCR charged that the government’s propaganda and the activities of the security forces cannot conceal the terrible conditions to which the community of Buxton has been reduced.

The PNCR in a press statement yesterday noted that scores of children in Buxton have been traumatized but have not been treated for this condition, which is bound to have negative consequences for their long-term mental and physical development.

In addition, the PNCR said that the economic base of the community has virtually been destroyed as farming which had contributed significantly to the economic well-being of the Buxton community is now at a standstill.

The party also said that there is now a “worrisome number of children” who are not attending school out of fear. According to the statement, the government is directly responsible for this situation so the PNCR is “demanding that a policy-driven exercise be put in place immediately to determine the short-term and long-term needs of the community.”

Consequently, the PNCR stated that in the short-term the government should ensure that basic and essential medication is delivered to the community and a trauma unit established without further delay.

The PNCR also wants the administration to take measures to ensure the proper delivery of such items as food at reduced prices and adequate supplies of potable water in Buxton.

The PNCR is also calling on the administration to engage the relevant department of the University of Guyana to appoint a team of experts to go to Buxton, as soon as it is convenient and possible, to investigate what are the requirements of the community for its long-term development and survival.

And the report coming out of such a study could be backed and funded by the relevant international agency, the PNCR added.