In the backdrop of a raft of complaints from Guyanese fisherfolk working in Suriname, the opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) will tomorrow inform the National Assembly that it intends to table a motion on the issue.
“We intend to raise this matter in parliament on Friday,” Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo told a press conference yesterday as he spoke about his recent trip to Suriname, where he met with the family of victims of last month’s horrific piracy attack that has left three dead and twelve missing. All of the victims are believed to be Guyanese.
“The reason I have been speaking about it, although we will raise it on Friday, is that I don’t want to win mileage in parliament for this tragedy. We are not carrion crows like some people are who pick on people’s tragedies. I am raising them, because I want the minister to know what will be in our motion, long ahead before we raise it in parliament and it is debated. So you have a chance to come prepared to address these issues,” he added.
