By Daniel Da Costa
Some proprietors at Number 67 Village Corentyne are up in arms over the construction of an ice factory on land, which they claim belongs to three of them.
According to a statement issued by some members of the Number 66 Fishing Co-operative Society, during a meeting with Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud, they were asked whether they objected to the construction of the factory. The statement said that when no one objected, the minister advised the businessman to proceed with his construction, which was already underway. However, Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Agriculture, Parmanand Persaud, told this newspaper that the minister had not given permission for the construction. He acknowledged that the minister had met the fishermen and sought their views on the project and enquired whether there were any objections. The minister, he said, subsequently forwarded a report to Minister of Works Robeson Benn for his perusal.
