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Grove/Diamond NDC gets new building
– Gov’t/ PNCR in court over ownership
Even as the legal matter over the ownership of the Grove/ Diamond Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) is pending, Government has reconstructed the facility as part of the Ministry of Housing’s Community Road Improvement Project (CRIP).
General Secretary of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Oscar Clarke, and Region Four Chairman, Clement Corlette, are clueless about the state of the legal proceedings even though it was the PNCR that took Government to court over the ownership of the building last year.
Grove/ Diamond NDC gets new building
The conflict between PNCR and Government erupted last year, months before the National Elections were held. The top flat of the building would have housed the campaign office of the PNCR while the NDC office was located at the bottom flat.
The PNCR had reportedly argued that they have been using the building as a meeting place and as an area elections campaign command office for years.
According to Attorney General Anil Nandlall, the PNCR was squatting in the building and had to be removed. He noted that Government ejected the PNCR and the case is currently pending. However, no injunction has been filed to prevent Government from carrying out works on the building.
As such, Government was able to move ahead with reconstructing the NDC building as an obligation under the CRIP, which is funded by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). While the building is being reconstructed operations of the NDC are being conducted at Diamond Community Centre Ground building, East Bank Demerara (EBD).
According to the NDC’s Overseer, construction of the building is completed but landscaping works remain. It was noted that the Ministry of Housing has to officially handover the 40-foot by 25-foot structure to the NDC.
The overseer said that he was recently appointed and is unaware of certain details of the project. Construction works to the building began mid-year. It is anticipated that by early next year the operations of the NDC will be relocated to the new building.
The staff also related that construction works to roads in the old Grove Housing Scheme are being executed under CRIP. In fact, when the ownership of the NDC building erupted necessary road development works in Grove were stalled.
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