Residents of Port Kaituma in the North West District on Tuesday protested in front of the Matarkai Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) over the state of their roads but relief may soon be on the way as the government has given the green light for $58.8m in road contracts for the region.
Last week, Cabinet announced that it had cleared a $30.8m contract to Vijay Persaud and Sons Contracting Services for the stretch of road from Port Kaituma to Matthews Ridge. Also given the go-ahead was a $28m contract to V Dalip Enterprise for the Matthews Ridge to Baramita road. It is unclear when work will actually begin or how long it will take.
On Tuesday, a group of frustrated residents congregated in front of the NDC’s administrative office requesting an audience with President David Granger in Port Kaituma so that he could understand the extent of their concerns. One resident who preferred not to be named said that for too long the roads in the Matarkai Sub-District have been left to deteriorate.
