Jawalla storm damaged 33 houses

The Region Seven administration has committed to working with residents of Jawalla, in the Upper Mazaruni to restore a sense of normalcy following last Friday’s storm which damaged dozens of houses.

Regional Chairman Gordon Bradford told Stabroek News last evening that a team comprising newly appointed Minister of Public Affairs, Dawn Hastings-Williams, Junior Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs Valerie Garrido- Lowe, Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Shamdeo Persaud, representatives from the Civil Defence Commission and the Regional Executive Officer along with himself, among others visited the indigenous community on Monday.

It was from this visit he said, that they were able to have a firsthand look at the damage caused by last Friday’s storm which as reported by Stabroek News killed 29 year old Marsha Jordan, a seven-month pregnant mother of two.