OUR FAMILY GROUP visited Agrofest on Sunday and had a great time.
It was doubtful at the begining of the week that we would attend as my wife and granddaughter were diagnosed with the Zika virus. Thankfully both were recovered enough to join in the fun.
We made our way from the animal pens towards the children’s fun area. To access this we passed over a gully that runs through Queen’s Park. Looking down I found that it was not only strewn with the now customary rubbish, but also covered with stagnant water.
We have been asked over the last weeks to check our properties for foul water and look for places that could be breeding grounds for mosquitoes. We have been told that environmental officers are patrolling, looking for sites. The Government has shown concern.
I suggest that they look at Queen’s Park, a public place and a site that held a national event with thousands of visitors over the weekend. I noticed that this gully also runs past Harrison College.
How does the Government expect people to go the extra mile in the attempt to stop the cases of all three viruses when it cannot get its own house in order, and what signal does it send out to the many tourists who visited the park over the three days?
– John Blandford