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Major Clean-Up Campaign for Shanty Town
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Major Clean-Up Campaign for Shanty Town
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Contact:
Julita Peter September
18, 2001- Residents
of the Shanty Town community in the Vieux-Fort South Constituency over the
weekend ended a two- day clean-up campaign in that area. The exercise involved
the removing of derelict vehicles, and the clearing of drains and other areas of
unsightly and unhygienic refuse. Parliamentary
Representative for that constituency Honourable Dr. Kenny Anthony who was
involved in the clean-up exercise applauded the residents and the Vieux-Fort
Town Council for their efforts. Dr. Anthony said the exercise was intended not
only to improve the appearance of the community, but also to begin to give
residents a sense of identity. “I have a little dream for them, if you look
around it is a very poor community. My
simple dream for them is that one day very soon the Government of St. Lucia will
make it possible for them to own the land that they have occupied for several
years,” he said. Shanty
Town residents have been assured that in the coming months they will continue to
see several projects and initiatives that will significantly improve their
social conditions. The Government
of St Lucia has already begun to provide the community with pipe borne water and
electricity in areas where these basic amenities did not previously exist; and
in the next two weeks will be starting the construction of several footpaths in the
community.
“One
of the things that this government has been emphasizing over the last three to
four years is uplifting the environment, cleaning the environment. We have made
progress but we have not achieved as much as we could have. I want to see a new
St. Lucia, a different St. Lucia, and a St. Lucia that we all can be proud of.
So in our small way here in Vieux-Fort South we are making a statement not only
to the rest of our constituency but I hope to St. Lucia as a whole,” noted Dr.
Anthony. Meanwhile
there are plans afoot to change the name of the community. This is expected to
be formalized when the community celebrates Shanty –Town day on October 1,
2001. |
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