Opposition cites vehicle numbers in renewed claim about chicken smuggling

The Office of the Leader of the Opposition (OLO) repeated its claim yesterday about the smuggling of chicken into the country and provided numbers for two vehicles which it said had been involved.

On Saturday, the OLO’s claim of smuggling had been rejected by the Ministry of Agriculture which said that approval had been given for importation as local producers could not meet the demand. The Ministry issued several documents including one from the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) to the Guyana Revenue Authority notifying of the approval of imports.