Established October 1895 Call for recreational facility in St. George community Page 2 Wednesday November 11, 2020 $1 VAT Inclusive Government clears the air over dump LESS than 24 hours after residents, but did not having legal action touted want to do so until after by the Democratic Labour the by-election for the rea- Party candidate in today’s son that, for me, this is a St. George North by- serious matter and we election, Floyd Reifer, over didn’t want to play any the situation at the Lower politics with this and I felt Estate quarry, govern- that needed to speak to ment officials invited the residents first to tell them media to the dumping site what we’re going to be to ‘clear the air’. doing going forward be- With the environmen- fore actually speaking to tal nuisance being one of the press on the matter the main talking points in and that is where we are the lead up to today’s race, at this point in time,” he the briefing was called to said give residents and the With residents suffer- wider public a look into ing from the fumes for the the issue. The day’s tour past few years, it was re- saw also officials from the vealed that the situation Opposition, the Barbados arose from the improper Water Authority, the dumping of material in Barbados Fire Service in the quarry. With there St George North will be the centre of the political world as a by-election to fill the seat takes place attendance. being no compaction of today. Minister of Health and material and no vent Wellness Lt. Colonel pipes, as would be the Jeffrey Bostic said that norm in a purposed land- after first being armed fill, the methane and with the information other mercaptans pro- when he was assigned to duced by decomposition of his ministry two years the waste caused under- TO THE POLLS! ago, he carried out his ground spontaneous com- own investigations. bustion. The technical AFTER four intense Lower House. Solutions Barbados and feat at the polls two years Taking in a site visit and committee which is weeks of campaigning, Polls are open from 6 Alex Mitchell for Bajan ago – losing all 30 seats. getting an understanding headed by Ricardo eligible voters in the St. a.m. to 6 p.m. and electors Free Party.Of these three, Should any of the other of the situation, he noted Marshall, outlined a George North are expected to make their Phillips is the only one to candidates be successful, that he determined that three-pronged remedy in- Constituency head to way to various locations have contested this con- it would be the first time something needed to be cluding solid waste man- the polls today to elect including the St. George stituency in a previous since 1994, that a party done and met with resi- agement, water and water a new parliamentary Primary School, St. Jude’s election. other than the BLP or the dents, his ministry and all quality monitoring pro- representative from Primary, Cuthbert Moore This election is an his- DLP would win a seat in relevant government gramme, and air quality among six candidates Primary and the St. toric one, as it will mark Parliament. agencies. approaches which should who are vying for the George Secondary School the first time that the PdP, From nomination day on Going on to say that see the issue rectified. seat. to cast their votes. Once which is headed by the October 26, all the way several committees were Attorney General Dale It was on Sunday, the polls close, all eyes will Leader of the Opposition through the campaign, put together after the Marshall, who is also an September 20, 2020 at a then be on the St. George Bishop Joseph Atherley, each candidate has ex- legal matter was heard in affected resident said that meeting at the St. George Secondary School tonight, will actually contest an pressed confidence that the District A court last although the dumping Secondary School, that it as they await the final election. The PdP was they will be successful, year, Minister Bostic had halted for some time, was announced that count to see who will launched in June 2019, al- and up to yesterday some added that the COVID-19 the effects were still being Deputy Speaker of the emerge victorious. most a year after Atherley were seen in the field seek- pandemic also had a hand felt. Going on to call the House of Assembly, Gline Among the six hopefuls crossed the floor.It is how- ing to endear constituents in the delay of the allevi- entire situation a ‘public Clarke, would be leaving are three first-time candi- ever not Waldron’s first to give them the vote. ation of the problem. nuisance’ Marshall said active politics. Clarke, who dates - Toni Moore for the time at the polls, as he ran Today’s election is tak- Noting that the project that the legal process of had represented the con- Barbados Labour Party for Solutions Barbados in ing place during a pan- was finally back on track getting things rectified stituency for 26 years,is (BLP), Floyd Reifer for the St. James North in the last demic and it has been re- and that the government had already started. “We taking up a new post as Democratic Labour Party general elections. ported that COVID-19 had also enlisted the serv- are at the point where I Barbados’ High (DLP) and Ambrose Today,the BLP’s Moore, protocols will be in place. ices of a Pan-American am preparing a remedia- Commissioner to Canada. Grosvenor for the United will be seeking to retain Earlier this week, Health Organisation spe- tion agreement and we His resignation necessi- Progressive Party (UPP). the seat for the ruling Supervisor of Elections, cialist on air-pollution out have already had discus- tated that a by-election be The other candidates are party, which Gline Clarke Angela Taylor stated that of Washington, Minister sions on it. That remedia- held, and November 11 David Walrond for the won with 80 percent of the voters are expected to Bostic said that today’s tion agreement will pro- was set as the date that People’s Party for vote in 2018; while Reifer wear masks and tempera- election made handling vide the legal basis with- the constituents would get Democracy and is hoping to secure a seat ture checks, hand sanitis- the situation an awkward out having to go to court to decide who would now Development (PdP), for the DLP which suf- ing and social distancing one. “I had determined because that is an option, represent them in the Grenville Phillips II for fered an overwhelming de- will be enforced. that I will speak to the DUMP on Page 3 2 • Wednesday November 11, 2020 The Barbados Advocate Call for recreational Sewage, water issues facility in St.George being addressed FORMER Minister of that were feeding from tween 40 and 50 percent Energy and Water that reservoir couldn’t un- of that was leaking out be- Resources, Wilfred derstand why it had low fore it hit your pipes and community Abrahams says govern- pressure. It is because we they did nothing about it. ment has been able to fix had to keep that reservoir We have put solutions in a number of sewage and at less than half way oth- place.” water-related issues over erwise the reservoir He added, “You all see By Marsha Gittens themselves to create a the plight faced. the past two years. might [have] burst. Then, all the work that is going recreational space for the “They keep saying they Highlighting some we had to go in quick time on in St. Philip, you heard RESIDENTS of one St. little ones who reside in going do certain things for areas where challenges and build another one.” about the Vineyard George community are the community. However, we, they going do small existed,Abrahams talked Abrahams, who is [Water Augmentation] calling for a recre- due to limited funds they things… This is years we about the conditions pre- presently Minister of Project, seven kilometres ational facility to be were unable to outfit the can’t get a pasture, noth- viously at the Bridgetown Home Affairs, of new mains are being placed within the area. spot with outdoor play- ing. Our children have to Sewage Treatment Plant Information and Public laid to take water from Stating this has been ground equipment. run through this one sin- and of the South Coast Affairs, said these areas Grooves to Vineyard to their cry for years, persons “We tried to do a pasture gle gap all day, every day. sewage problems. He also were addressed. He also Stewart Hill eventually living in Ashbury, St. on the hill but it is not There is no basketball said there were chal- spoke about work com- feeding into the Castle George told Barbados enough.The children want court, no pavilion, there lenges with some of this pleted and that continu- Grant system, that is Advocate their appeals slides and swings and see- isn’t anything. The chil- island’s reservoirs. ally being done to improve what we did. The cost of have continually fallen on saws and we can’t do dren can’t even play a lit- “When we came in, we the pumping capacity to that is tremendous. That deaf ears. everything on our own.We tle cricket, they riding bi- found three reservoirs sections of the country so involved laying seven “The biggest problem we tried our best and we tried cycle all day long every that were on the verge of as to increase the amount kilometres of mains, two have is a place for the chil- to bring the community to- day,up and down through collapse as well.You know of water reaching the 1.4 million gallon reser- dren to play.We have a lot gether by getting some this gap here.” that big able reservoir at homes of residents.