The Mahaica, Mahaicony, Abary-Agricultural Develop-ment Authority (MMA/ADA) yesterday refuted charges that it was neglectful in the handling of the Brahn sea dam breach, saying that it had kept residents and farmers informed of the situation.
The breach at Brahn resulted in several cash crop farmers, from Profitt to D’Edward Village, in West Berbice, losing millions in crops destroyed by salt water. Some farmers told Stabroek News that they had been “misguided” about the situation and stated that if they were informed their losses would have been minimised.
However, in a statement in response to the report, MMA General Manager Aubrey Charles noted that when the first signs of the problem surfaced in September, the MMA and the Ministry of Agriculture alerted the Public Works Ministry
