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The bauxite company and scrap iron

Nov 28, 2012 Letters

 

 

Dear Editor,
It is expected that the resources of any community should be use for the benefit of the residents there. For some strange reason, the resources of Region Ten, and by extension, Kwakwani, are only distributed to a select connected few.
There are, or were, two massive Walking Draglines located in the bauxite mine at Kwakwani. These two machines are now being cut up to be sold as scrap iron. It is the expectation of the majority of residents that if these machines are to be sold as scrap iron, the proceeds from the sale must be utilized for a project where the entire community will benefit.
A few years ago, many residents were involved in the sale of scrap iron collected from scrapped machines of the former bauxite company. This exercise was going well until operable machines and equipment were damaged to be sold as scrap and a decision was made to stop the operation.
It is the view of the majority of residents that if a decision was made to restart the sale of scrapped machines from the Kwakwani area, it should be made public. Proceeds from the sale must use on projects that will be of benefit for the Kwakwani as we need to start thinking seriously about life in the community beyond bauxite and timber.
Jocelyn Morian

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