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MP CHARGES SOME PSV WORKERS WITH INFLICTING EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HARM ON SCHOOL CHILDREN ‘LOOKING FOR LOVE’
By Anesta Henry
Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Water Resources Dr Romel Springer is concerned about the negative impact the Public Service Vehicles (PSV) sub culture is having on children who depend on public transport to take them to and from
After eight years of having to put up with treacherous road conditions following a major land slippage that threatened their homes and lives, residents of the rural White Hill community in St Andrew are expected to have a new road by the end of this year.
This commitment was given on Saturday night during a town hall meeting, in which residents
The details surrounding the relocation of White Hill, St Andrew residents, plagued for years by land slippage and uncertain road access, remain a mystery for some of them. They say, they are still to be told how the process will unfold.On Friday when a Barbados TODAY team visited the area, residents said that the information they had so far received was by word-of-mouth and they were yet to see any documentation providing a list of names or explaining details of the process for relocation.One resident, who only gave his name as Jordan, said he was somewhat confused.“I remember that people came and asked for information, such as how many people were living in the house but they didn’t tell you anything. So I don’t know what is going to be done and all I can do is wait. They didn’t show us anything, nobody brought a list, all they doing is talking,” he said.Jordan said he had “no problem” with the move as long as he was relocated “someplace decent”.
St Andrew residents are upset that another bridge in the parish has been closed suddenly. However, Member of Parliament and Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Works, Maintenance and Water Resources Dr Romel Springer said the closure of the Bawdens bridge was unavoidable and had to be done to protect residents and motorists. “The state of the bridge was brought to our attention on Wednesday and on Thursday senior …