ST ANDREW, Jamaica — St Andrew Western Member of Parliament Anthony Hylton says recurring flooding in the New Haven community will persist unless urgent action is taken to address conditions along the Duhaney River.

“Whenever it rains, I just start reading and start praying, because I know what the results will be,” he said while speaking at the Duhaney Park Divisional Conference on Saturday at Edith Dalton James High School.

Hylton acknowledged that the dredging of the river will come at a high cost, but said that without action, residents will keep facing the same flood damage and disruption.