Bad road blame game rocks House
November 16, 2005
THE HOUSE of Representatives descended into chaos last night, forcing Deputy House Speaker O.T. Williams to abruptly adjourn the sitting.
He took the action when the Government and Opposition failed to end a screaming blame game over roadways damaged by recent hurricanes.
Minister of Transport and Works, Robert Pickersgill, defended himself from critics across the aisle, reeling off quotes of multimillion-dollar allocations for road repair to Jamaica Labour Party (JLP)-run parish councils.
Minister Pickersgill demanded that Opposition MPs go "ask your mayors!" what happened to the money and why the roads had not been properly maintained.
The Works Minister was responding to Opposition Member of Parliament Everard Warmington who, on the motion for the adjournment, called for an explanation of what Government was doing to fix roads damaged by Hurricane Wilma.
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Author: Robert Hart
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
