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Rabain: Why Did It Take So Long To Fix Situation
[Updated with Minister's response] Devonshire North Central MP Diallo Rabain said that while the PLP “welcomes the news that the Government has resolved the brown water crisis” they “must ask why it took so long to remedy the situation.” Earlier this week the the Ministry of Public Works said that the remedial work “was completed... Read more of this article
Ministry: Remedial Work Completed Successfully
The Ministry of Public Works said that the remedial work carried to deal with the brown water in Prospect “was completed successfully” and “so far 100 per cent of customers surveyed who were previously receiving brown or very brown water are now receiving clear water to their homes.” One example of the water some area residents... Read more of this article
Groups Provide Water For Prospect Residents
Saying they wish to make a “small difference in the community of which we live,” members of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority are delivering bottled water to some of the residents in the Prospect area this evening [May 4]. Many of the area residents have... Read more of this article
‘Cautiously Optimistic Work Will Rectify Situation’
“We are cautiously optimistic that the work that has begun in Prospect to address the brown water will rectify the situation,” Shadow Minister of Public Works Dennis Lister said today. Mr Lister said, “Time will tell if this will solve the issue and the residents will be able to drink, cook with, and bathe with this water without having... Read more of this article
Work Underway Today To Address Water Issue
The Ministry of Public Works said they have “determined that the most efficient way to attempt to remedy the level of discoloration in the Prospect area water is to feed the affected area by a different transmission main” and said this work is being completed today. The Ministry said, “Engineers and industrial staff within the Ministry... Read more of this article
“Serious Issues With The Ongoing Brown Water”
“We are calling on the OBA Government to address the serious issues with the ongoing ‘Brown Water’, affecting residents in the Prospect and Cedar Park areas,” said a joint statement from Shadow Public Works Minister Dennis Lister and Devonshire North Central MP Diallo Rabain. Mr Rabain and Mr Lister said, “This is by no... Read more of this article
