DION Foulkes, the former Free National Movement (FNM) Minister of Labour and Social Development, last night described the government’s decision to house the victims of the recent fire at the city dump in the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium as “an absolute disgrace”.
He said all previous FNM administrations had always sheltered the victims of fire, flooding and evictions in hotels and motels near the residents’ homes. He said that hurricane shelters were used exclusively for the homeowners who suffered as a result of hurricanes.
“The Department of Social Services has accounts at approved hotels and motels precisely for this purpose,” Mr Foulkes said in a statement.
“To house the residents of Jubilee Gardens at the Gymnasium was unnecessary. Hurricane victims are housed in shelters for obvious reasons, mainly because the entire island is affected by hurricanes, including hotels.”
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