Let Corps control schools, centres

Speaking for his own corporation, Rondon said he and his councillors and aldermen have “hit the ground running” following the recent local government election. He has begun implementing projects to assist residents of the Sangre Grande area including an initiative aimed at the homeless taking on the task of keeping the roads and pavements clean in return for a small stipend.

“It’s an ongoing thing and I’m getting a good response from these street dwellers. They really and truly are doing a good job. And I am in the process of looking for accommodation for them because they are making money now...We could make use of them.

I am making full use of them.

“There is a house that is not in use right now and it used to be a government quarters in upper Sangre Grande. I’m looking at it to see how I can convert it into a place where these homeless persons can use it until they can become self-sufficient,” the chairman said.

Rondon said he got the idea for this project (using the homeless to maintain public spaces for a stipend) after visiting Letherbridge in Canada, where the same thing was done by the Mayor of Letherbridge, Chris Spearman.