Subryanville residents seeking meeting with Bulkan over Farnum ground
Forty-five residents of Subryanville/Fraserville have written Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan requesting a meeting on the Farnum Community Ground and citing the damage caused to it by alleged unauthorized construction by Mae’s Private School.
The correspondence dated February 19th is the latest move in a growing controversy between the community and the city council over what is being done on the ground and who gave permission for it.
In the letter, the residents said that as the Farnum Ground is one of the few green spaces in that area they have rejected previous attempts to misuse and restrict public access to the ground.
“We are currently resisting attempts by Mae’s Private School to lease, and build a fence across the ground”.
The letter chronicled attempts that the residents had made to engage with the council on the natter to no avail. They said however that various works are underway on the ground and construction debris has scarred it.
“We therefore request an urgent meeting to discuss a way forward for the protection, rehabilitation and long term management of Farnum Community Ground. We feel that time is of the essence, as damage continues to be done to the field, and the debris being dumped poses a daily health hazard to students and other users of the space.
Many residents are prepared to contribute time and resources towards the development and maintenance of the space, and we recognize the Ministry’s important role as a constructive partner in these efforts”, the statement added. The Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the charge against Debbie Hansraj, who is charged with the fatal stabbing of her brother, Vishal Hansraj, at Covent Garden last April, continued yesterday.
It is alleged that Debbie murdered her brother, a mason, between April 17th and April 18th, 2017, at Covent Garden Sea Dam, East Bank Demerara.
The PI, which is being conducted by Magistrate Fabayo Azore, continued yesterday with evidence being presented by four persons: Sergeant 13866 Semple, Constable Persaud, Alton Daniels, who is a driver attached to the Ministry of Public Health, and Denise Moore.
Debbie is being represented by attorney George Thomas, while the prosecution is being led by police prosecutor Sergeant Dominic Bess.