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suffers a loss of crops which would dry up very quickly.

The farmer disclosed that for the first time last week he picked 200 lemons.

However, the demand is 30,000 per month and he cannot meet that requirement because he is a small-scale farmer who lacks the basic resources.

Narine stated that they had a village meeting with government representatives and they had promised to drill three wells for the locals to source water but to date nothing has materialised.

He disclosed that their only source of power is from a small solar which barely lights up a few bulbs and there is no storage for meats and produce.

Narine reported that he would have to make daily purchases of chicken and other meat products to prepare meals.

The farmer added that transportation in general is quite difficult and costly for the people of Loo Creek and schoolchildren face a lot of hardships in this regard.

“We face a lot of challenges because we have no facilities and would have to seek same in other villages which are miles away,” Narine said.

He related schools, health centre, police outpost and shops are all outside the village.

Narine stated that they make the most of what they have but their lives need to be enhanced significantly.

He is the Chairman of the Community Development Council (CDC) and reported that there are about 50 houses in Loo Creek with about 150 residents, most of whom eke out a living doing many things that are skills related and without permanent jobs.

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