No start in trial of protesting rice farmers

The case against the rice farmers who were arrested and charged with blocking the Land of Plenty Public Road and burning tyres during a protest, was adjourned on Tuesday.

The case was adjourned until August 19 after the prosecution advised that the file had been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in Georgetown for advice and had not been returned.

Those who were charged on July 8 at the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court included