Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan on Saturday met with Corentyne fishermen and proposed that they be armed with guns against pirates in the wake of a horrific attack that left one man dead and three missing.
During a meeting at the Number 66 Village Fishermen Co-op, Ramjattan recalled that some time ago, he spoke about arming fishermen and had urged them to submit a petition. However, he said, he never received any and he concluded that the fishermen did not want to be armed.
However, at Saturday’s meeting, most fishermen agreed with the Minister for them to be armed. Ramjattan recommended that
