‘Pradoville 2’ shows elite abuse of power -Norton

Irfaan Ali

The administration’s establishment of ‘Pradoville 2’ signals that the country’s elite have given themselves the right to claim lands as they see fit, PNCR-1G Shadow Housing Minister Aubrey Norton charged yesterday in the National Assembly.

As the 2011 budget debate continued, Norton strongly criticised the establishment of the new housing scheme and accused the government elite of “abusing their power and giving itself the best of what Guyana has to offer.” Norton’s statements about the new housing scheme at Sparendaam went unchallenged as Housing and Water Minister Irfaan Ali did not respond to any of the allegations during his presentation.

“This housing scheme signals to all that the elite