Lindeners walk out of GPL rates meeting after Hinds no-show

-want to meet President instead
By Cathy Wilson

Lindeners say they want to meet with President Bharrat Jagdeo after walking out of a meeting yesterday set with the prime minister after it was announced that he could not attend.

“This is a deliberate and disrespectful move by [Prime Minister] Sam Hinds,” one charged after Regional Chairman Mortimer Mingo told them that he would not be attending. Head of the Privatization Unit Winston Brassington told Mingo that Hinds could not attend mere seconds before the meeting was called to order. The more than 200 residents were frank in voicing their displeasure and they soon decided to leave the meeting.