Despite the criticism by some, Dwight Fitzgerald \u2018Fitz\u2019 Bramble, the New Democratic Party\u2019s East Kingstown candidate in the upcoming General Elections, has again pitched his idea for the establishment of a water park here.<\/p>\n
He did so while speaking at the NDP\u2019s virtual meeting on September 10, when he referred to existing water parks in St Lucia and Jamaica as example of successful economic and social initiatives.<\/p>\n
“In St Lucia, they have a water park known as \u2018Splash Island Water Park\u2019; in Jamaica, and I have been to this one, there is also a water park called \u2018Kool Runnings Water Park\u2019 in Negril.<\/p>\n
“So wha happen to St Vincent, we are de wuss (worse)? Why can\u2019t we have a water park in the same way?\u201d he questioned.<\/p>\n
According to Bramble, the park can be set up in the area of Sion Hill Bay which, he said, was under ongoing threat by erosion caused by natural wave movement and other factors related to climate change.<\/p>\n
The water park was a good way of mitigating the erosion issue, Bramble insisted.<\/p>\n
“I am not the technical expert, I am not the environmentalist \u2013 I am the economist, and I\u2019m telling you that water park will create 150 jobs to construct the facility and 60 jobs to operate and maintain it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Bramble first broached the idea of a water park on August 26, when he also described the facility as having spinoff opportunities for business people to open stores, restaurants and bars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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