Region One communities urged to watchdog roads

Residents of Oronoque, Region One during the community meeting. (Government Information Agency photo)

Responding to concerns raised by Region One residents about the state of the roads, Minister of Local Government and Regional Deve-lopment Ganga Persaud reminded that taxpayers’ money is used to finance these investments and as such residents must be more vigilant to ensure that the infrastructure is not used indiscriminately.

A release from the Government Information Agency (GINA) said the minister made these remarks while on a four-day visit to Region One, which concluded last Monday. He visited several communities, including Baramita, Port Kaituma, Falls Top, Sebai, Four Miles, Oronoque, Arakaka, and Matthews Ridge.

Persaud explained that because of the terrain,