After more than eight days of flooding in December that resulted in millions of dollars in losses, farmers and residents at Canal Number Two say they are yet to receive official word from the agriculture ministry about any compensation.
Previously, Minister of Agriculture Dr Leslie Ramsammy had said that officers from the National Agricultural Research Institute were in the area to assess damage and affected farmers would be given compensation accordingly. He had also said that he would visit the area at the appropriate time.
However, Minister in the Agriculture Ministry, Ali Baksh told Stabroek News that farmers were given assistance in
