The Thomas Parish Council has been accused of being responsible for the homelessness of five persons, including three children, who lost their home in a fire on Monday.
Councillor Hubert Williams of the White Horses division levelled the accusation during Thursday’s Parish Council meeting.
Mr. Williams blamed the parish council for allowing vendors to erect stalls along a section of South Street in Morant Bay, and turning a blind eye to the danger this posed for years. He claimed that the stalls prevented the fire truck from getting to the scene of the fire.
Mr. Williams asserted that it was the Council’s responsibility to provide vending areas and allow for the free movement of vehicles and pedestrians in the town of Morant Bay.
The Parish Council has now called an urgent meeting with the vendors and the police, in an effort to have the vendors relocated.
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Parish Council being blamed for destruction of house by fire
