Democratic Labour Party (DLP) candidate for St Philip South Neil Marshall, plans to officially designate Six Roads as a town if elected.
Speaking on Saturday night during a party meeting in Rices, St Philip, Marshall highlighted traffic congestion and the lack of space for small entrepreneurs as key challenges in Six Roads.
He announced that under a DLP Government, the city centre in Six Roads would be designated as a town and benefit from the Special Development Act, aimed at supporting small businesses.
“We welcome all of the investment that comes to Six Roads, but St Philip belongs to us. And we, as people from St Philip, must have a stake in Six Roads,” he said.
“We will no longer be relegated to scotching on at the side by the Welfare Office, or to be trespassing at the entrance and exit of Emerald City car park. Our entrepreneurs in Six Roads need a space as well. And we have determined that that space needs to be at the front and centre of Six Roads, as opposed to being hidden away somewhere in the back.”
The DLP candidate also spoke about the condition of roads and infrastructure in other traditional villages, including Ruby Park and parts of Diamond Valley.
“Ruby Park needs some rehabilitation. It’s now over 50 years old, but places in Diamond Valley still need developing. All of our traditional districts need serious work done. And it has been a failure of the representative for this constituency to address many of those issues, particularly where the large tenantries in Barbados, where persons have a statutory right now to purchase their properties. We have Six Roads as a city centre, a town.”
Marshall also warned voters about what he described as a “complete failure of governance” under the current Barbados Labour Party (BLP) administration, citing high cost of living and rising utility bills.
“Families now have to juggle what I call impossible choices. Do you buy food or do you pay the electric bill? Water or rent? Do you pay the mortgage or do you put gas in the car?” he asked.
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