Delayed Maria’s Pleasure sea defence repairs to begin next week

The sandbags serving as the temporary sea defence mechanism at Maria’s Pleasure, Wakenaam, after the seawall collapsed late last year.

The plight of residents of Maria’s Pleasure, Wakenaam Island to have the broken seawall repaired has been heard and works are expected to commence next Tuesday, according to Chairman of the Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) Zakhir Khan.

According to the residents, approximately 50 feet of the seawall have collapsed since late December of last year and