St Lucy left behind, says Griffith

The water crisis gripping St Lucy has become more than a political talking point for Ian Griffith.

For him, it is personal. As Griffith prepares to contest his first General Election next month, the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) candidate for that parish sees the constituency’s struggles as a call to action that echoes the unfinished work of his late friend and predecessor, Alvin Toppin.

Speaking at the conclusion of a wreath-laying ceremony at the Errol Barrow monument in Checker Hall...