The police today conducted a drug eradication operation at Yarrowkabra, Soesdyke/Linden Highway where a field of about two acres with approximately 3,000 marijuana plants, ranging between 3 to 6 feet in height, and a nursery with about 5,000 seedlings were found.
In addition a camp was found with a hammock, clothing, foodstuff, garden tools and cooking utensils within the dense vegetation.
The main opposition party PNC/R this morning lashed out at the ruling PPP/C saying that the party’s policy under the present President has failed to create the national conditions which would encourage Guyanese to stay at home to contribute to national development.
President Bharrat Jagdeo is hopeful that some of the initiatives discussed with Kuwait Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh Nasser Mohammed Al Ahmed Al-Jaber Al Sabah during his visit on Monday would go forward, including funding for a much needed four-lane highway on the East Coast Demerara.
Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud today described the Mangrove Management Action Plan as “timely and low cost” with the spin-off of providing economic benefit to the fishing, leather craft and apiculture industries.
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