Councillor alleges ‘victimisation’ as Carenage communities face water woes

Ch­aguara­mas/Pt Cumana coun­cil­lor Kevon Williams claims res­i­dents are fac­ing sys­tem­at­ic vic­tim­i­sa­tion through pro­longed wa­ter dis­rup­tions, ac­cus­ing the Wa­ter and Sew­er­age Au­thor­i­ty (WASA) of of­fer­ing shift­ing ex­pla­na­tions while com­mu­ni­ties en­dure weeks and, in some cas­es, months with­out a sup­ply.

“With­out a doubt in my mind, I know this is a form of sys­tem­at­ic vic­tim­i­sa­tion,” Williams al­leged.

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He claimed that re­pairs once com­plet­ed with­in a day were now tak­ing weeks, while re­peat­ed ap­peals from res­i­dents and their rep­re­sen­ta­tives had failed to se­cure re­li­able ser­vice. “I be­lieve the com­mu­ni­ty is re­ceiv­ing sys­tem­at­ic vic­tim­i­sa­tion un­der the dis­guise of var­i­ous lev­els of ser­vice in­ter­rup­tions,” he said.