As a follow-up to its May Day March 2008, CDGLH hosted a Solidarity Concert, No Cottages/Building on the Lagoon Shore , on June 5th, 2008, World Environmental Day.
Courtesy the various media, and in particular via grenadabroadcast.com, Citizens in Defence of Lands and Heritage, has become aware of the May 5th Press Conference of Mr. Peter De Savary. We take this opportunity to respond to some of the claims and disparaging comments made by Mr. De Savary.
That is why we taken a stand today. We are sending a clear message to all – the government, the developers, our regulators, our elected officials, those in office and those who will offer themselves for office – no cottages on the lagoon! We will not stand idly by and permit ourselves to become second class citizens in our island while we witness the new breed of pirates and buccaneers wax fat with the full support of our government.
We, the people of Grenada, need to send a clear message to the developers, our representatives, our decision – makers and regulatory authorities. We will not continue to stand idly by and look at reclamation and the destruction of the Lagoon Park.
It is time to stand up for Grenada! Let your voice be heard! Protect our Lagoon Park! No to any building on the Lagoon Park!!
Deed of Release………… signed and sealed by the Minister of Finance for and on behalf of the Government of Grenada, Keith Mitchell
Broadcaster, George Grant, one of the media persons who visited Beausejour site on Friday, November 2nd, 2007. Beausejour is one of the sites to which residents of the Islander Gap – Mt. Panday, had been removed. On Sunday, November 4th, 2007, via Grenada Broadcast, George hosted a Sundays with George Grant programme on the visit. Sen. Brenda Hood was one of his guests.
Following the programme, Rick Hallam, Director of Operations (DeSavary Group) sent e-mail to Sen. Hood advising as follows:- Port Louis have contributed an initial $425,000.00 USD. Government contributed $400,000.00 USD from funds paid to them by Port Louis as a part of the H.O.A. Port Louis has subsequently contributed a further $500,000.00 USD, to date, in various installed payments to total of $1,325,000.00 USD.
A visit to Beausejour – site of the displacement-relocation of Islander Gap-Pandy residents – hosted by representatives of non-governmental organisations
I write to you in my private, individual capacity, as a conscientious and concerned citizen. I feel compelled to write to you, Honourable Ministers, to ask you to intervene to ameliorate the appalling even dehumanizing conditions into which persons from the Mt. Pandy/Islander Gap area have been relocated to make way for the Port Louis development of billionaire/millionaire, Peter de Savary. I must express my disgust at the insensitive and uncaring manner in which these persons are being treated.
