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Some of the disgruntled residents after disrupting the meeting.

Wismar residents block move to install CDC at Poker St

Irate residents of a section of Wismar took to the streets yesterday to vent their spleen, after having, according to them, foiled an attempt by National Director of Community Development Councils (CDCs), Philomena Sahoye-Shury, to install a CDC in the area.

Casuarina Dr among priority areas for $13M road works in Linden

Residents of Watooka, Fair’s Rust, Richmond Hill and other nearby communities in Linden, Region Ten will soon get some measure of relief from traversing pot-holed roads as $13.9M has been allocated in the regional budget for road works, while Bosai has pledged $5M to the local authorities to augment this sum.

Medical team for West Watooka today

A medical team is expected to conduct a sweep of the West Watooka community today while environmental health officers are set to visit tomorrow after  residents expressed uneasiness over increased illnesses and environmental issues.

Bright smiles at dinner time

Hururu

Photos by Cathy Richards Hururu Village is one of several communities in upper Berbice, Region 10.

An empty bus park yesterday

Linden shuts down in power protest

In a protest over the planned increase in power tariffs, the mining town of Linden shut down for the day yesterday and hundreds of protesters poured into the streets to condemn the  government plan announced in this year’s budget.

Linden steps up power subsidy protest

Word out of the National Assembly on Wednesday that government is holding to its budget decision to gradually remove the subsidy for electricity in Region 10 sparked another street protest in the mining town yesterday, this time with hundreds turning out.

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