Contractor to rebuild Parika Market at no extra cost to gov’t – Dharamlall

The fire as seen from the Essequibo River.

The construction company which had been working on the Parika Market when it went up in flames will rebuild it at no additional cost to the government, according to the Minister of Local Government, Nigel Dharamlall.

Panko Steel Fabrication and Construc-tion Company had been working on the second phase of the expansion of the market in February when sparks from its welding ignited flammable items from one of the stalls. The entire market was ravaged by the ensuing inferno.

Dharamlall said that the company has committed to rebuilding it in four months.