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Contact:
Claudia Monlouis
Tuesday, April 29, 2003 - The Basic Needs Trust Fund and Water and Sewage
Company in collaboration with the Ministry of Physical Development, Environment
and Housing have identified depressed areas within Castries where projects will
be undertaken to fix some long outstanding problems.
In his contribution to this year’s budget debate, the Minister for Physical
Development, Environment and Housing, Honourable Ignatius Jean said that there
is a perception that people who live in Castries “are blessed with all the basic
amenities.”
“People believe that Castries has everything, but Castries does not have
everything Mr. Speaker. There are very depressed areas in Castries Mr. Speaker.
There are people today in Castries who do not have running water to their homes.
People without toilets and more,” said Jean.
The Water and Sewage Company and the Basic Needs Trust Fund have already laid
down the estimates to undertake a water project for residents in the North Rock
area in Bisee and to improve the road conditions in that area.
Several other communities within Castries have been cited in the Budget Address
as having been recently furnished with basic amenities such as electricity,
water and improved roads, while some other projects are in the pipeline. Another
programme will also be undertaken by the Poverty Reduction Fund to bring long
awaited relief to residents of Star City and Scape Town in Castries.
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