Christopher Accused Of Being Absent Rep.

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Hon. Delores Christopher, Fifth District Representative

(PLTM) - Fifth District Representative, Hon. Delores Christopher, has been facing an onslaught of criticisms in the past week from her constituents on social media, for being absent during the aftermath of the August 7 Tropical Wave, which has left many areas damaged.

However, last evening, August 17, Hon. Mark Vanterpool, Minister of Communications and Works appeared to publicly reassure residents that his colleague is on the job.

The comments against Hon. Christopher are not new, as she faced similar criticisms during the last general elections in 2015.

Minister Vanterpool said that Hon. Christopher has in fact been out in the communities with officials, assessing the damage to her district.

He said that on Tuesday, Hon. Christopher invited him to her district to look at a number of projects, including the upper Huntums Ghut itself, that was blocked during the flooding.

"She was touring the district with Public Works Department Engineer, Jameel Georges, and senior Ministry of Communications official, Margaret Greene," the Minister said following a visit yesterday to the area.

He added, "Since last Tuesday, Hon. Christopher has been working with me, as the Minister responsible for infrastructure, constantly, to improve areas in her district. She has pointed out several issues and requested that urgent attention be paid to the area."

He emphasized that his follow up visit yesterday was also as a result of Hon. Christopher's request.

In relation to the ghut, the Works Minister said that they are working to improve the situation.

"This area has suffered from flooding for many years, with water coming down from Mountain Ghut and running sometimes for months. I remember this ghut was always wide. In fact, we used to wash clothes and bathe in this ghut."

He said that, however, over the years, the ghut was narrowed and there are not enough areas opened up for cleaning, creating blockages when the debris accumulates.

"We are now opening up some areas for regular cleaning, in an effort to alleviate flooding in the area. Honourable Christopher also invited me to Horse Path where some walls fell down and we looked at some other issues that she's concerned about," he stated.

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