President to send team to meet Masakenari, Parabara villagers on problems

Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Annette Ferguson (centre) with (left to right) Arran De Moubray, Technical Project Coordinator, CARIBSAVE; Judi Clarke, Caribbean Regional Director, CARIBSAVE; Sophie Makonnen, IDB Representative; and Horace Williams, CEO of the Hinterland Electrification Company Inc. (MPI photo)

President David Granger on Monday agreed to put together a team to travel to Masakenari and Parabara villages, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo (Region Nine) to meet the people to determine how best to address problems affecting them.

A release from the Ministry of the Presidency said Granger made this commitment after Paul Chekema and Ekufa Mewsa, Toshaos of Masakenari and Parabara villages, respectively, raised a number of concerns, during a meeting at the Ministry of the Presidency.

“I did not know about these issues, but certainly there are some that we can fix. I want to