The Mangrove Action Committee is warning people against destroying or cutting any mangrove plant without permission.According to a release from the Committee yesterday,
Cheap Jerseys Wholesale, this follows the discovery of a section of a mangrove stand which was cut down in Berbice recently.Following concerned calls from members of the public, a team of Mangrove Secretariat officials led by newly appointed Project Coordinator,
Jerseys NFL Wholesale, Dr. Simpson DaSilva, recently visited the site which is located on the roadway to the Blairmont launch terminal on the western side of the Berbice River.Once there, the Committee said, it was discovered that a nearby resident and shop owner, identified as Mirza Russuden,
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