Billions from oil, no safe passage for hinterland residents – MP Hastings on MV Barima tragedy

Kaieteur Sports – Member of Parliament for We Invest in Nationhood (WIN), Dawn Hastings-Williams, on Wednesday lamented the risky river travel conditions that residents of hinterland communities are forced to endure in an oil-rich nation, where flights from Ogle remain a luxury. In her remarks at the joint opposition press conference, she highlighted that, “… there has […] The post Billions from oil, no safe passage for hinterland residents – MP Hastings on MV Barima tragedy appeared first on Kaieteur News.

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