| Parish Councillors Unite against mining plans |
| Thursday, 23 November 2006 | |
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Trelawny Parish Councillors have made their position clear: Bauxite mining is not wanted in the Cockpit Country. Fernandez 'Bingy' Smith, the vice-chairman of the Trelawny Parish Council's finance committee, has moved a motion to save the ecologically sensitive Cockpit Country from the backhoes of Alcoa Minerals of Jamaica and Clarendon Alumina Production (CAP).
"I am a victim of bauxite mining in the Mocho Mountains. My family was dispersed and relocated from Clarendon. We are not going to retreat, because it is a no-no," said Smith, also the Opposition Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP's) councillor for the Sherwood Division. "I will be at the forefront of the struggle, so it could be Paul Bogle all over again... I am prepared to sensitise the people about the imminent disaster in store for the environment if mining is allowed." Read full story here. |
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