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FRIDAY,

OCTOBER 24, 2014

VOLUME 108, No.43

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OMNIBUS STRIKE PLANNED FOR TUESDAY Julian Lyttle, NOBA’s VicePresident, describes the situation as having to choose which pot hole to drive through.

by HAYDN HUGGINS

OWNERS AND DRIVERS of omnibuses from Redemption Sharpes are expected to meet on Sunday, October 26, to finalize plans to withdraw their services on Tuesday, October 28. The decision to resort to strike action was taken last Sunday, October 19, during a meeting convened by the owners and drivers, and is aimed at prompting government to see to having the roads in that community repaired.

President of the National Omnibus Association (NOBA), Anthony ‘Code Red’ Bacchus, told THE VINCENTIAN this week that NOBA is in full support of the decision taken by the Redemption Sharpes omnibus owners and drivers. Bacchus said he is aware that it is not possible for government to repair all the roads in the country at the same time, and there would be pot holes from time to time. “We could work with that, but the roads in Sharpes are terribly out of order, and it is a disgrace,” Bacchus said. He pointed out that the problem is not just confined to one particular area, but exists throughout the community, has been lingering for a number of years, and is getting worse and unbearable. He recalled that omnibus drivers there had come together in the past in an effort to fix the roads with

Potholes abound throughout the road network in Sharpes. concrete, but they were stopped by the authorities. “The van owners/drivers now like they spinning top in mud because they have to take the money they make, to buy vehicle parts almost every week, so they are fed up,” Bacchus added.

He made it clear that the planned action by the Redemption Sharpes omnibus drivers and owners is in no way levelled against the travelling public, and he apologised for any inconvenience it may cause. He urged citizens to support the possible strike, re-emphasizing that “the problem has been lingering for a very long time and is getting worseand out of control.”

Eric February of the Montain View Adventist Academy is the 2014 Lions/LIME Public Speaking Champion. He beat Damali James of the Bishop’s College Kingstown into second place and Creslon Fraser of the St. Vincent Grammar School into third.

Choosing from among the pot holes NOBA’s VicePresident, Julian Lyttle, owner and driver of the popular

Redemption Sharpes omnibus ‘Westside’, told THE VINCENTIAN that the roads in that community are so deplorable, drivers have to choose which pot hole to drive in, and that some of the holes are so deep that residents have to pack dirt in them.

St. Clair Leacock, MP for the area, understands that the owners/drivers would want to keep their action nonpolitical. Continued on Page 3.


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