Over my dead body – Eustace
âOver my dead bodyâ
That was the charge by Opposition Leader Arnhim Eustace on Tuesday, as he declared that no items coming to the New Demcratic Party from overseas for flood disaster relief efforts will pass through the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) for distribution.{{more}}
Eustace explained that there has been some difficulty in receiving relief supplies and that it was being said that items had to pass through NEMO in order to be distributed.
He spoke at length about discrimination against NDP supporters during the hurricane Tomas relief exercise in 2010 and expressed fears that many may not receive anything from the current relief efforts.
âMr Speaker, we in the New Democratic Party have an obvious interest in what has happened to the people of St Vincent and the Grenadines during this crisis,â he said.
âWe are supposed to be a free country with democratic institutions. Things coming to the NDP for distribution must not pass through NEMO. We are already aware of much of the discrimination that is taking place.â
During a press conference on January 15, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves said that he takes claims of discrimination very seriously.
âI have sworn to uphold the constitution of St Vincent and the Grenadinesâ¦so when I hear it, I take it very seriously,â he said at the press conference.
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