Just how dreadful life has become in Barbados under the Democratic Labour Party government of Freundel Stuart was revealed last Saturday (May 27) in the several populous districts in Christ Church West Central.
In a BLP mass canvass of that constituency in Sergeant’s Village, Vauxhall, Warners, Briar Hall, Kendal Hill, Maxwell, Silver Hill and Gall Hill, constituents repeatedly complained about similar issues. These were, high taxes, rising food prices, poor garbage collection, an inadequate Transport Board service particularly for pensioners, insufficient street lighting, bad roads, the fear of gun violence and the indifference of Government to their plight.
One pensioner summed up the feelings of several constituents when, in commenting on how harsh day-to-day life had become, said it was the worst period she has ever experienced in Barbados.
Along with these complaints, the constituents in the densely populated housing districts of Silver Hill and Gall Hill had another beef. They want to know what has become of the DLP’s pledge to convey ownership of housing units to persons who resided in them for 20 years or more, and their rents are up-to-date. That promise was made in the 2013 general election and was supposed to benefit nearly 3,900 households.
Zeroing in on this issue, BLP candidate Adrian Forde stated that the people of Christ Church West Central lacked confidence in the Freundel Stuart Administration because of its failure to deliver on that promise of being able to own their Government-built units.
“They are obviously upset that to own their own houses has become a nightmare under the Democratic Labour Party,” said Forde at the media briefing held at the conclusion of the Rubbing Shoulders on-the-road campaign there.
These Christ Church West Central constituents, like the residents living in the Pinelands housing units back in February, stated that the DLP had failed to deliver on their promise, and would be punished for this.
