Gov’t welcomes PPP/C motion on Suriname piracy

Gail Teixeira

The motion brought by the Opposition PPP/C calling on Government to state what actions it has taken to collaborate with the Government of Suriname on Guyanese fishermen brutally attacked and some murdered by pirates in Surinamese waters on April 27th, was unanimously supported in the National Assembly last evening.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge, Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan and Minister of State Joseph Harmon all expressed support for the motion moved by Opposition MP Gail Teixeira as a motion of adjournment on a matter of definite urgent public importance. The motion did not require approval.

However, they disagreed with the wording of a recital paragraph, which referred to a meeting that Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo had with the families of fishermen in Suriname, claiming that the Opposition was using the event for political mileage.