Nothing for Rio Claro

THE EDITOR: For some time now I have wanted to express the way I feel about the treatment given to rural communities such as Rio Claro. I sometimes wonder if we have forgotten or if the people representing us in the Regional Corporation are in the wrong place. Recently I took some time to keep fit by playing basketball on a court where water seeps unto the surface and make it slippery, on a court where the lights, most of them are not working (but half a bread is better than none) .

The recreation ground contained not less than 40 young men playing small goal at the same time with one ball. So what should I do if I am not into football? Jog. Then I thought about Mayaro and their well built basketball court, netball court, the multipurpose indoor facility now under construction, the spanking new learning resource center complete with swimming pool and tennis court partly donated by BP — glad for you. I may have to wait until 2020 to be able to swim in pool in Rio Claro. Adjacent to the Ministry of Works office in Rio Claro is a strip of land well suited for a community swimming pool but who will take that upon their shoulder to provide for us, Mr Borris Minister of Sports, Mr Franklyn Khan — yeah right.

JOEL EDMOND
Rio Claro