Mocha villagers block road to protest damage

Minister Robeson Benn speaking to upset Mocha Arcadia residents on the state of their access road, while chairman of the community’s Neighbourhood Democratic Council, Gregory John (at Benn’s right), listens.

Mocha Arcadia residents yesterday blocked the community’s only access road to protest its destruction by heavy duty machinery used for construction in several nearby housing schemes.

The disgruntled residents, who used lantern posts, pieces of wood and old zinc sheets to block several sections of the road, urged repairs and vowed to continue the protest if their demands were not met.

Later, Transport Minister Robeson Benn instructed his engineers to immediately begin patching holes on