No Other MP Touched Noise Pollution Issue, Says Casimir

In November of 2023, MP for Gros Islet Kenson Casimir held meetings with residents of Gros Islet, who expressed concerns over noise pollution. For some time now, many residents had been at odds with the perennial issue of loud music emanating from places of entertainment and during live concerts and events, which often went on until the wee hours of the morning. The MP also met with Gros Islet’s commercial, tourism, and entertainment sectors to find a compromise regarding the noise levels. After that, Casimir told reporters that the Attorney General’s Chambers was looking at existing laws “to find a modern and inclusive way to tackle noise pollution.” In September of this year, the MP promised that the Attorney General’s chambers would have been ready to present a Bill on noise pollution at the next sitting of Parliament, adding that he welcomed comments from the public on the measure. While the proposed legislation did not make it to the House then, during the last sitting of Parliament in October the legislation was presented for its first reading. “…and so the document is ready for public consumption, everybody from the media can actually read through it,” Kenson Casimir told reporters Monday....