The Moruca sub-region of the Barima-Waini administrative community called Region One has developed tremendously during the past 22 years under the PPP/C government. Residents of several villages of that sub-region say Moruca is developing at a rapid pace and will soon become a thriving town.

One resident said the face of the waterfront [Kumaka] has been transformed from being an old, dull place to becoming a busy, bustling area with shops, speed boats, farmers, traders and visitors.

Moruca residents credit the PPP/C government for the massive developments taking place countrywide. The waterfront area is now filled with cars waiting to take passengers to various communities across the interior areas of Moruca every day.

One man has said that under the previous PNC government, the developments evident now were impossible because there was no road leading to any village; residents used trails to negotiate the bush. He said Moruca has been vastly transformed from what obtained in those days, and development is evident in every area.

The man, a miner, said the PPP/C has done well, and deserves and another chance to govern Guyana, so development can continue and Moruca can be made not just into a town, but a city.
(Rajendra Prabhulall in Essequibo)

By Rajendra Prabhulall