In the wake of farmers in Aranguez suffering hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses due to flooding over the weekend, Agriculture Minister Ravi Ratiram says he intends to re-examine the compensation process to make it easier for farmers.

Standing next to a field of tomatoes and lettuce, covered by almost 18 inches of muddy water on Samaroo Trace in Aranguez, on May 18, Ratiram said the previous administration is to be blamed for the farmer’s losses.

Describing the farmers’ losses as “heartbreaking”, he said the failure to clear watercourses in a timely manner led to the flooding.