SPANISH TOWN, St. Catherine:
THE ST. Catherine Parish Council held its first meeting last Thursday, at the Parish Council building in Spanish Town for the 40 councillors who were recently elected and sworn in to serve three years for their respective division.
Mayor Raymoth Notice who chaired the proceedings told the audience that many projects that he has spoken of in his swearing in ceremony is very much a part of his mandate. The question of illegal vending, children who are truants as also the removal of the four prisons in Spanish Town are very much a part of his new view that he brings to the Council. The question of party politics is what the Mayor declare as unwelcome in his Council. He said one of the ills affecting Spanish Town is lack of employment and so the youths lose hope. He promised to address the problem by putting in place programmes to empower members of the inner city of Spanish Town with incentives but not in the form of handouts.
He told the councillors of the historic values of the Emanci-pation Square that he wishes to remodel to its former glory. The problem of traffic congestion he said he intends to address through dialogue with the National Works Agency (NWA), the police high command and other appropriate authorities. He also said he will be making recommendations for the Mandela Highway to be used as uni-directional.
The Mayor said its three pillows of faith are honesty, proper work ethics as also an open door policy where all concerns will be dealt with.
In an interview with The Gleaner Mayor Notice, who is the first medical doctor to have held the office of Mayor in St. Catherine said, "I am the welcome change and a breath of fresh air to the brand of politics commonly practice in Jamaica. And as such I intend to revolutionised the whole aspect of this, even if it doesn't make me popular. If I make mistakes I am willing to learn."
