No. 4 Village residents angry over blocked drain

The drain that the businessman blocked to access the burial ground to remove more dirt

Residents of No. 4 Village, West Coast Berbice are peeved that a businessman in the area has blocked a drain in front of a dam to access a burial ground from where he is removing dirt.

They said the dam was not being used often, so an opening was left to drain the water. They had also asked the regional authorities to provide a tube so that the dam could have been properly built.

According to the residents, the authorities promised