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FIRST TIME WATER CONNECTION FOR RESIDENTS OF TUILLERIES

St. George’s, Grenada, May 9, 2010 – Residents of Tuilleries, St. Andrew, are now receiving treated pipe- borne water for the first time ever, following the intervention of parliamentary representative for the area, Hon. Sylvester Quarless.

Under a project with the National Water and Sewerage Authority (NAWASA), more than 60 persons from 14 households now have access to clean potable water for domestic use.

“There is no way any of our citizens should have been living under such conditions for so long,” said Hon. Quarless, who is also Minister for Social Development. “They are constituents and as a result, they deserve to have an affordable, consistent and reliable supply of water. It is my duty as MP to assist them and I am more than happy to do so.”

 Mr. Quarless, MP for St. Andrew South-West, said he will be looking at such problems not only in his constituency but also islandwide.

Up to now, the main water source for residents of Tuilleries had included a spring they called the “Water Hole.’’ Over the years, the integrity of the spring water had become compromised by the construction of houses at the site. This forced villagers to get water from a nearby river for washing, bathing and drinking.

Mr. Quarless is delighted for NAWASA’s help with the project. He has promised other social service initiatives from his ministry and the Grenada Government of Prime Minister Hon. Tillman Thomas.

One Comment

  1. First time water for tuilleries?
    Are you people crazy?
    I grew up with water connection in tuilleries
    way back in the seventies, how can this connection be the first ever?
    By the way, isn’t tuilleries a little place next to Munich?