Nation Update: Call for financing for full financing

Some fisherman in Oistins, Christ Church, are demanding full financing for their destroyed boats and are calling for an urgent meeting with Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley. They told the DAILY NATION they had some pressing concerns they needed to bring to her, chief among which was the 25 per cent grant as part of a 30-year revolving fund. “That 25 per cent is nothing. You can’t get back into the sea with that. They say you need a boat to qualify. Where will we get a new boat from? What got me [angry] is they telling you if you get back piece of the boat, they will give you material. They bring material here the other day, but where are the boats to use it on? How many years will it be before boats get back in the sea? We will soon have to import fish,” fisherman/boat owner Robert Green said. (Video by Jameel Springer)