Hiawa lauded for building Rupununi road

The indigenous community of Hiawa, North Rupununi on Monday came in for high praise from the Government for constructing a 340-metre road, which will cut the travelling time to nearby communities.

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo commissioned the “Perseverance Dam”, which took more than two years to be constructed, during his visit to the Upper Takutu/Upper Essequibo over the weekend, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said.

The release said that Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, Minister of Social Protection, Volda Lawrence and