Poor attendance at Nagamootoo’s NY meeting
January 18, 2016 By GuyanaTimes
– Diaspora outraged at huge Secret Service entourage
With an elaborate entourage, escorted by Secret Service limousines, Guyana’s Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo turned up at the Richie Rich Catering Hall, Richmond Hill, Queens for a breakfast symposium.
The New York A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU / AFC) representatives sponsored symposium, however, failed to attract members from the Diaspora business community, with just a few trickling in for the event.
During the event, concerns were raised about the deteriorating economic situation in Guyana, along with the number of persons who were fired following the change of Government.
Additionally, the businessmen expressed apprehension about returning to Guyana, citing the high level of crime, which serves as a deterrent not only to the Diaspora but tourists.
Notably at the meeting, concerns were also raised about the cost on the taxpayers in Guyana for the Secret Service escort to the event.