President Anthony Carmona has been asked to intervene in the dispute involving the Highway Re-route Movement (HRM) and the controversial Debe to Mon Desir portion of the Solomon Hochoy Highway. Several members of the Project 40 movement, a group that supports the HRM, delivered letters to Carmona, Anglican Bishop Claude Berkley and RC Archbishop Joseph Harris yesterday.
The group gathered at Kublalsingh’s camp outside the Office of the Prime Minister in St Clair around 9 am and then delivered the letters on foot.
Only Harris accepted his letter in person. A security guard at the President’s office took the letter on behalf of Carmona. Berkley’s letter was accepted by a member of his office staff. A member of Project 40, Gerry Williams, who described the brief conversation with Harris as a warm encounter, added, “It was very short, just about five minutes, because he didn’t get into details of the letter, as he had just received it. We exchanged pleasantries.”
On the contents of the letter, Williams said it acknowledged Carmona’s office and endorsed the call for mediation. “As a concerned person in society I have recognised things have gotten out of hand with governance and it’s up to regular citizens like us to be more responsible in society,” Williams added. Contacted yesterday, Harris said he had glanced at the letter but had not had a chance to read it in detail, as he had to attend several meetings. Berkley was also unable to respond to the letter, as he too said he was caught up in other matters. But he promised to read it thoroughly as soon as possible.
Alyssa Rostant, who was the 15th member of Project 40 to take part in its ”relay fast” yesterday, also reiterated the call for good governance. Rostant, who said she is a writer, said it was also an opportunity for like-minded people to speak out on matters affecting the country. Fr Clyde Harvey, who visited Kublalsingh’s camp yesterday, declined to speak to the media. The Joint Consultative Council (JCC) is expected to receive a report from the National Infrastructure Development Company (Nidco) on how the state agency has considered the Armstrong report and what recommendations have been implemented thus far.
HRM leader weak but happy
Leader of the HRM Dr Wayne Kublalsingh, when contacted said it was fantastic to see young people challenging the Government to do the right thing. Kublalsingh completed day 41 of his second hunger strike yesterday. “It is not only to do the right thing, but also to justify their actions and to account, and these young intelligent people are unafraid to lobby the highest public offices in the land, and I commend them enormously. “We are calling once more on the Government to mediate, as this is the only way forward,” Kublalsingh said. On his health, he said his body was getting weaker daily and was trying its best to survive. “But my body can only go so far and I don’t know if it will hold out until the end of the week. I am taking it day by day and going forward,” Kublalsingh added.