Government Under Fire Over Micoud Secondary Drainage Project

The Micoud North Constituency Branch of the opposition United Workers Party (UWP) has sharply criticised the Government and Micoud North MP Jeremiah Norbert over the Micoud Secondary School drainage project. Earlier this week, the UWP Branch asserted that executing the manner of executing the project was irresponsible and created a hazard. The opposition’s criticism came in a statement, accompanied by several photographs. The complete statement appears below: The UWP Micoud North Constituency Branch denounces the irresponsible manner in which a drainage project associated with the Micoud Secondary School is being executed. Residents of the village along with users/clientele of the Micoud Primary School, Micoud Wellness Centre and the Micoud Secondary School were caught by surprise on Monday, 2nd, September when they observed the commencement of major works related to a drainage project the Secondary School.    As a result of the commencement of this project vehicular and pedestrian access to the two schools and wellness centre have been impeded. There is a Road Closure sign placed at the beginning of the vehicular access to the respective institutions. With the commencement of excavation work related to this project, we are concerned that our children in particular, some as young as 5 years...