Fishermen who store their boat engines, nets and other equipment that they use to ply their business in a boxer ramp (Storage room) at Goed Fortuin,West Bank Demerara are calling on the Public Works Minister Robsen Benn to be fair. Fifty fishing boat operators claim they were told that the boxer ramp is affecting the ministry to carry out their works to build a sea dam there, however they were told yesterday by an official of the Ministry that they will make a decision in ten days time.
The fishermen said that time will be enough for them to dismantle the room and find an alternative location. When they turned up this morning, ministry workers were there to dismantle the structure.
The boat operators now are dissatisfy with the ministry’s move and are worried since millions of dollars of investment of their equipment will be destroyed and left to be vandalized.
