Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo on Friday alleged that corrupt practices by authorities in Suriname have stalled its promised licensing of 150 local fishing vessels and said Guyana will be seeking CARICOM’s intervention to resolve the continued harassment of its fisherfolk that has been continuing as a result.
“We have to start playing hardball now,” Jagdeo told fishers in Region Six, where he was present for the start of the distribution of $150,000 one-off cash grants to them.
Jagdeo, who spoke to fishers at both Port Mourant and Skeldon, alleged that the minister is linked to several people controlling the fishing boat licenses and profiteering off of Guyanese fisherfolk, which has snared the agreement between the two governments to license 150 fishing boats here.
