UNC MP calls out Rowley

Rowley held the first of these ‘conversations’ in Maloney last night. In a statement, Charles called on the Prime Minister to place Naparima very high on his agenda of places to visit in his ‘National Conversations’ tour.

Former prime minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar held “national conversations” during her tenure in office. All of those events were closed to the media and the media only learnt about what happened at those events through releases from the Office of the Prime Minister. Last night’s National Conversation at the Maloney Mall Amphitheatre in the Arouca/Maloney constituency, was open to full media coverage.

Charles said, “Constituents are anxious to engage him, constructively, on the many challenges facing them and are concerned that they will be ignored since the representative for the area is a member of the UNC (United National Congress).

He claimed this Government has reneged on its promise made last year to build the Barrackpore ASJA primary school. After listing infrastructural and agricultural issues facing his constituents, Charles said, “A final area (of concern) is escalating crime as the constituency is seen by criminals as a safe haven where they can hide out while other hotspot areas receive increased attention (from law enforcement).”