Tuesday, 21 January 2014, Source

PUBLICLY expressing dismay at the continued failure of the Peoples Progressive Party / Civic administration to protect the population from the ravages of repeated flooding, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has called on the Government to urgently launch a comprehensive national flood control master plan. On Friday, January 10th, 2014, the APNU leadership met with a number of engineers and citizens who have both interest and experience in crafting and developing, as a matter of urgency, an integrated resource water management plan with a priority agenda for flood control mitigation. The engagement took place at the Opposition Leader’s Hadfield Street, Georgetown office.

APNU says the PPP/C administration’s lack of a coherent response to the monthly flooding is economically and environmentally unsustainable; and the loss of household goods, domestic and agricultural equipment and livestock, besides destruction of farms and homes etc., demands an alternative strategy.

The following persons attended the APNU meeting: Messrs. Bert Carter, Terrence Fletcher, John Piggott, Anthony Vieira, Horace Nurse, Edward Gonsalves, Hamley Case, and Ms. Joslyn Dow. APNU was represented by Opposition Leader Brigadier David Granger; APNU Deputy Leader and Shadow Minister with responsibility for Agriculture and the Environment, Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine; and Mr. Joseph Harmon, Shadow Minister for Public Infrastructure.

APNU members and engineers discuss the flood control plan