By Spokesman Newsroom
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (Tuesday 30th April 2024)- Minister responsible for Water Services, Konris Maynard, in speaking at a pre-Labour Day public meeting held in St. Paul’s on Tuesday 30th April 2024, announced that “the water in Cayon is good to go” following testing done over the past weekend as part of the government’s efforts to address water shortage issues affecting Cayon and others communities on St.
Kitts. He criticized the former administration’s lack of action, stating, “Seven and a half years, not one improvement in water in this country.” As understood, under the present government-led by Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drewdrilling for water in Cayon began approximately eight months ago. “…and thank God Almighty we were able to find water in Cayon.
They [former government] built out the well, and we had to then procure the other material to make the well work. Again, of course, because everything has to be manufactured to spec…and so I am happy to announce that after we had put in the efforts to bring relief to the people of Cayon, on the weekend gone there, we did the final test for the well in Cayon.
And you know what the final test say? That the water in Cayon is good to go!” He continued: “The test shows that the well can produce consistently over four hundred thousand (400,000) gallons of water a day without jeopardizing the well.
That is what the report says.” Maynard underscored the government’s commitment to delivering top-quality infrastructure. “And every time, every hour of that test, after every hour, we took samples, and all of the field samples passed.
But again, we are a good and prudent government, and so we have now sent those samples to the best labs in the world to make sure that we have certified the water coming out of that well. So in a matter of days…we did it already at the beginning, and we have to do it again at the end.
So in a matter of days, the people of Cayon will have water in the pipes from the new well. And we ain’t stopping there.” As understood, with the successful completion of the testing phase, residents can anticipate the return of 24/7 water supply in the Cayon community in a matter of days.
Maynard, the Parliamentary Representative for Constituency Three (West Basseterre), emphasized the government’s proactive approach to addressing water shortages. “The people of Basseterre as well, in West Basseterre have been struggling with the lack of water for years.
And the Attorney General has advised me after the work we have put in to set up the contract for the building of a 2 million gallon diesel plant that we are just about ready to sign and break ground and build the diesel plant. So in a matter of two weeks, the project to build a 2 million diesel plant in Basseterre will get going… and so my constituents in Constituency #3, constituents in Constituency #2, constituents in Constituency #1 [and] constituents in St.
Peter’s , in a very short time, you will also be returned to 24 hour, 7-day a week water. That’s what this government is doing.” Looking ahead, Maynard outlined plans for further infrastructure development, including the exploration of additional well sites in the western part of the country.
“The next step, in a few weeks, you’re going to see a helicopter flying around St. Kitts don’t get frightened. It is going to be testing and sending out a signal to identify where we can find other wells like Cayon in the western part of the country.
They’re going to fly to determine where we must drill the next well. And so for the – NEWS – people from about Sandy Point around to Cayon. Cayon, we will be drilling more wells in this region, and we will pinpoint with accuracy where we’re going to find the next well.” Front Page Image: An employee of Bedrock Exploration Development Technologies St.
Kitts Ltd (BEAD) seen on site at the well in Cayon on Wednesday 24th April 2024 (credit: Facebook page of the St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service.
