People turned away

One person, who declined to give his name, but who was holding a brown envelope, said he had travelled from La Romaine and was informed by a security guard that, “everything closed off until further notice.”

Another man, who was seated under a tent placed in front of the office, said he was of the view that although the matter was due to be heard on June 6 at the Court of Appeal, the office should be opened still to those in the public who want to voluntarily submit their valuation forms. Another said that persons at the valuation office were refusing to answer queries from the public as to why they were not accepting the forms.

“They not advising you, they not telling you anything, so we are just sitting there. Some people just left while others like myself are hanging around hoping someone can tell us somthing,” a man said.