Tobago Hill fish pond project now a white elephant

One of the Hassar fish ponds at the front of Tobago Hill

The hassar fish pond project embarked on by the Government of Guyana, through the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs to provide a livelihood for the remote Region One Amerindian community, Tobago Hill, has become a white elephant 3 years after its implementation.

During a visit to the community by Stabroek News on July 10 the ponds had to be examined from a distance because the bridge to access the area where the 4 ponds are located had floated away because of torrential rainfall. The hut that was built to house the caretaker of the project was also abandoned.

Toshao Patrick Thomas, who has held the post for the past two years,