Wakenaam residents lament lack of certain facilities

As residents of the island community of Wakenaam continue to lament the conditions under which they live, the absence of a mortuary, proper school playfields and the inoperability the local library and a school computer lab have also emerged as issues they are faced with.

On a visit to the island on June 6, residents, specifically of Maria’s Pleasure, said that the quality of their roads, drainage system, water and supply of electricity left much to be desired.

However, further interactions with island residents have revealed that