E’quibo rice farmers restart protest over non-payment by millers

Head of the Essequibo Paddy Farmers Association Naith Ram (second, left) and other rice farmers protesting at Anna Regina High Bridge yesterday

Essequibo rice farmers have once again taken to the streets to protest the non-payment by millers for the last rice crop.

The peaceful protest, which commenced at Anna Regina New Market and ended at the Anna Regina High Bridge,