Ex Corporation chairman: Government must deliver

“Work has started just over six months and it stopped,” he said, adding that there is no water supply to these areas. In light of the re-count of votes in the Cocal/Mafeking area, Hazarie said he is happy that they have decided to do this and he is hoping that the UNC is victorious in this area. The PNM’s Brinsley Andy Maharaj won this seat after the Local Government elections. Hazarie said unlike the others areas where there were low voter turn-out, 1,639 people voted in his area of Rio Claro North.

The PNM’s Nisha Laurel Nedd received 728 votes.

He went on to say that is 2015 Rio Claro received $11.7 million which was a vast reduction from 2014 when they received $17.9 million. In the last budget the Minister of finance allocated $13.5 million and I am hoping that this money will be released to the corporation as promised,” he said. Ramdeen also called on the Minister of Works and Transport, Fitzgerald Hinds to follow up on repairs to the Naparima Mayaro Road. He said that work has slowed down on this main road from Princes Town to Rio Claro and traffic is directed to side street such as Jafoor Road which is underdeveloped.

He said the mission of the corporation remains to forge proactive partnerships with all stakeholders for the sustainable development of the Mayaro/ Rio Claro region by efficiently delivering services in a just manner.

The corporation is in charge of Rio Claro, Mayaro, Biche, Ecclesville, Charuma, Mafeking, Cocal and Guayaguayare.