 Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the motion moved by the Honourable Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, in which he sought the approval of this Parliament to borrow US $1.2 million to finance the Passcience Community Water Supply Project. Mr. Speaker, I rise for two reasons. Firstly, I know how disconcerting and how distressing it can be for a parliamentary representative with water issues in his constituency having lived that, Mr. Speaker, for the better part of a decade before, as was expected, a government of the St. Louisia Labour Party rescued the people of Denry North from their waterways. Mr. Speaker, secondly, I'm rising because of my shared admiration for the determination and perseverance of the current Member of Parliament for Nikunov. And thirdly, Mr. Speaker, I rise because I know the feeling of vindication that such an investment into a water project in a community can evoke from a colleague parliamentarian. Mr. Speaker, this is a timely intervention. It is a timely investment in the constituency of Nikunov, and more specifically, Mr. Speaker, it is a timely intervention and investment in the lives of the people of Monripo and Environs. And whereas the motion speaks, Mr. Speaker, to the Passcience Community Water Supply Project, as the Member of Parliament for Nikunov would have explained in his very brief presentation, Mr. Speaker, the communities or little enclaves in the Nikunov constituency to benefit from that project a lot more than just Passcience itself. You heard the Member mention Loba, he mentioned Prale, he mentioned Passcience, and all the other little pocket communities in Nikunov who will be benefiting from this. Mr. Speaker, the water problems of that particular community, as was the case in Denry North a few years ago, are twofold. It is one of supply or catchment issues, treatment issues, and one of share quality. So in addition to insufficient supply at certain times of the year, Mr. Speaker, what you find is that when in the rainy season you have a consistent flow in the catchment area, the water that reaches the homes of the people at times have been found wanting in terms of quality. And we know that particular belt, Mr. Speaker, of the country has suffered over the years with a lot of water-borne illnesses as a result of the quality issues that I mentioned. Mr. Speaker, it is a problem that basically manifests itself in the banana-producing communities. And, Mr. Speaker, there is a direct link with those communities where the banana production was substantial during the days of Green Gold. People used to venture into the forested parts and indiscriminately cut down trees to plant bananas and to tap into that particular revenue source that was substantial for families, communities, and by extension our country. And so, Mr. Speaker, what we saw happening over time was that the watershed was destroyed and we had supply issues as a result of heavy silitation and sedimentation in catchment areas and riverbeds being compromised, etc. Mr. Speaker, this problem does not affect only people at the household level. But you have heard from the member from Mekunof that schools are impacted as well. And as the minister responsible for education, I can tell you, almost on a weekly basis we are inundated with calls from principals and school administrators as it relates to how the daily operations of those institutions are being compromised as a result of water shortages in the communities. So, Mr. Speaker, loss of instruction time has been one of the issues we've had to deal with as a result of a water supply in a community that is not serving the community as it ought to. Mr. Speaker, I also know that it happens in some of the communities that the member mentioned as would have been the case in places like Olio and the more elevated parts in Denrinof when we were suffering a similar fate. People would have had to wake up, Mr. Speaker, as early as one o'clock in the morning when a lot of pipes in homes and in government establishments and public facilities would have been closed. It would have created a build-up in the supply lines that would have caused more elevated communities to get a trickle. And so, in some families it operated almost as a shift system where some people had to be up from midnight to two in the morning to fill up whatever burials, buckets or whatever containers they had and go to bed. And from two, three in the morning, another family member or two would have had to do the same thing just to ensure that when the entire family is up by seven o'clock in the morning there is a sufficient supply in the house to allow for domestic chores, to allow for children to live, to allow Mr. Speaker for the adults themselves to shower, to go to work to earn a daily bread. So Mr. Speaker, quite apart from instruction time, laundry services would have been compromised and Mr. Speaker, basic domestic chores would have been affected as a result of the insufficient water supply in those communities. But Mr. Speaker, on the political front and I make no apologies for being a politician and I will add every opportunity in this house and elsewhere tout the record of the St. Lucia Labour Party. And the St. Lucia Labour Party Mr. Speaker has demonstrated over time that we do not discriminate. During the days of the premiership of the member for view for itself who is not here with us Mr. Speaker, he postulated a doctrine of equity and fairness. And he always at every opportunity Mr. Speaker ensured that resources were deployed in this country on a needs basis informed by objectivity and a genuine concern and love for people. In his footsteps Mr. Speaker, the member for castries east, the current prime minister has gone even beyond the standard set by the member for view for itself in terms of how we allocate state resources to meet the plight of people in this country irrespective of which constituency in which they, in respect of the constituencies in which they reside. And the record of the St. Lucia Labour Party in the Miku North constituency, a constituency from adult suffrage Mr. Speaker that has historically supported the United Workers Party. Save and accept for the last election where the honourable member and deputy speaker demonstrated beyond the wireless imaginations of many Mr. Speaker that he could have won that seat and he did it in grand style. Notwithstanding this St. Lucia Labour Party victory at the 2021 elections, from adult suffrage, from the time Columbus if he ever did set foot in the Caribbean, Miku North always voted for the United Workers Party. And when you sit and you critically examine the interventions that have been made in that constituency by government in its broadest sense Mr. Speaker, without doubt you can tell that it is the St. Lucia Labour Party that has invested the most resources in that constituency. Mr. Speaker, the Miku Primary School, we all remember what obtained in the village close to the shoreline, what obtained for decades as a school building, the St. Lucia Labour Party decided that Mr. Speaker that was unacceptable and under the watch of the current Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for Casteries East was the Minister for Infrastructure at the time Mr. Speaker. He led the charge working very closely with the then finance Minister and Prime Minister, Member for the South and they constructed a world class state of the art primary school for the children of Miku. Mr. Speaker, the fire station is yet another example of a project which the St. Lucia Labour Party executed in the Miku constituency to ensure that the firemen will service that particular geographic pocket would have had working conditions that would have brought out their best, the best in the Mr. Speaker. The police in Miku, like many across the country, roughly two decades ago Mr. Speaker, had to endure some of the worst working conditions in the entire country Mr. Speaker and the St. Lucia Labour Party government under the stewardship of the Member for the South, Mr. Speaker constructed a police station in Miku to ensure that the officers from Miku and worked in Miku would have enjoyed comfort levels that were comparable to that of the best as far as police facilities in this country are concerned. Mr. Speaker, you've heard the Prime Minister in the public space very recently speak of a jetty for Miku and I remember many years ago before I was even considered as a candidate in general elections. I always had a passion Mr. Speaker for the politics and I journeyed all the way to Miku South to listen to the messages that were coming from the various platforms during the by-election. And I remember a gentleman by the name of George, he was, he's a former teacher of my National Mary's College, but he run that he participated in the by-election as an independent candidate. And at one of his meetings, somebody stayed on the, not from the platform, but a man in the audience said in Kuiol and I quote, Mr. Speaker, government for the both, by moon, by moon, by moon, by moon, by moon, by moon, by moon, by moon, by moon, by moon, by moon, by moon, by moon, by moon, by moon, by moon, by moon, by moon, by moon, by moon, by moon, by moon,  Conan nd  light nd nd nd nd nd nd nd nd nd nd nd nd nd nd nd  brack inform it the resources to ensure that time exactly the the people the fish in particular of my humour will have a jetty that would provide comfort level that willaz e re ca w them to be more efficient when e go Washington also halfway-cache of deb by sweeper e dez the solution the party government that has committed on the this Prime Minister working collaboratively with the current Member of Parliament for Mikunof. Mr Speaker, we have heard the Member of Parliament for Mikunof and I'm sure the sentiments have been expressed to by the Member for Georgia, the Minister for Youth Development and Sports that as we speak today Mr Speaker, plans are advanced for the upgrade of the Wendt playing field where the young sportsmen and women in Mikunof and Monripo more specifically Mr Speaker will be able to express their sporting talent on the lights and spectators would be able to enjoy the contest with sitting accommodation and all the amenities that make for modern sporting infrastructure. So Mr Speaker, it is important to place that in context. This is more than just a water project and as I said it is yet another demonstration that when the Central Labour Party is in government we do not discriminate. When the Central Labour Party is in government we Mr Speaker deploy resources based on the needs of constituencies irrespective of whether that constituencies represented in the parliament by a member of the opposition. We Mr Speaker on Tuesday spoke at length about the monies being borrowed from the Afri Eximbank for school rehabilitation and Mr Speaker the schools mentioned were not schools that are in the confines of constituencies represented by members of the government but schools in constituencies represented by the opposition were mentioned Mr Speaker so it is very important for us not to lose sight of the fact that it is just another project that the government is executing but very importantly Mr Speaker very very importantly we have to let it resonate that when we are in government the people of Mikunof stand to benefit more than when the party that they have demonstrated loyalty to rules for decades is in office. So Mr Speaker, I support this motion I believe it will bring a lot of relief to the people of Mikunof and when it is completed as a member quite rightly said Mr Speaker the people of Mikunof will be better for it Mr Speaker, I would like to say that I would like to say that the government has made the point to pay 1.2 million dollars to the parliament to the situation of the people of Mikunof Mr Speaker, I would like to say that the people of Mikunof the people of Parliament have represent to the constituency in Mikunof that has achieved no difficulties and problems in the situation of the people of Mikunof the government is the one represent for the people of Mikunof the government is the one represents the people of Mikunof  드                                                                                                                                                                                                                              you want what was this concert in a about that we standing all of the pronouncement out of made in this Honourable Chamber. There is a particular member of this house we believe that it was his place to cut the ribbon when the project was completed. this is, this would pay in comparison to the bigger issue where to be the people of January North only on gadget, lapel, resource rich fund, Austin Hill, Belmont, Guam, Avyn, Tamazou Tupatun valia, Mounkabwe, Broglu, exesamukakwe kikai feth and constituency Mikunov, le Pujiglu, Salafini Mr. Speaker, ours is a current government and there has never been in the recent past a project or an intervention where expression to the mantra putting people first is more glaring than this rather project and there's so many orders to come for that particular constituency and I must place on the record Mr. Speaker, my gratitude and my satisfaction working with this Prime Minister and the members of his cabinet in delivering for the people of St Lucia. The Prime Minister is on the record at every cabinet meeting every Monday reminding us that this is a team sport. This is not about individualism and we cannot deliver to the people of St Lucia Mr. Speaker if everybody stays in his lane, minds his own business without a care for what is happening elsewhere. So when that project is executed in Mikunov, I know what it means to the member of Mikunov Mr. Speaker but I feel a particular sense of vindication and satisfaction and I'm sure the sentiment that I'm currently expressing is one that represents the sentiments of my colleagues on this side of the house. So Mr. Speaker, with those few words, I unequivocally support the motion to borrow 1.2 million US dollars for the Pasitians Water Development Project.