Mrs. Portmore Natalie Campbell-Rodrigues This is Me

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   www.portmore.org/newsletters/2 - [Cached]

   Published on: 1/1/2005   Last Visited: 10/15/2006

   We here in Jamaica have had a national day of protest in which roads in Portmore (and the rest of Jamaica) were blocked.
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   I currently reside in the states and just decide to type Portmore and all of this information jumped out at me.
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   Just wanna say that this site is really great. eventhough I currently reside in the U.S, i still consider myself a resident of Portmore.
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   As a Council created by an Act of Parliament in July 2004 within the Municipality of Portmore with a mandate to ensure that the interests of the Community are protected, we sought in the particular issue of the establishment of the Portmore Causeway as a Toll Road, to pursue the matter for an adequate alternative route. After dialogue with our elected representatives to no avail, we had no alternative but to take the matter to Court. The Court has ruled and the judgment is against what the citizens had sought from the courts and we will have to accept this decision based on the legal advice received. The P.C.A.C. has met and examined the advice of our Attorneys in the matter and after careful deliberation, we have decided not to pursue further legal action. The mandate given to the P.C.A.C. by the citizens of Portmore was to pursue through the courts if necessary, the matter of an adequate alternate route, which we have done. We have carried out our mandate and will now hand over the continuation of any future dialogue to our duly Elected Representatives. We believe we have made our point in bringing the wishes of the citizens of Portmore forcefully to those we have elected to govern and that they have heard us and no further useful purpose would be served in continuing to pursue a solution through the courts. We wish to express our sincere and heartfelt gratitude to the people of Portmore and Jamaicans at large for the overwhelming support given to us in the pursuance of this action.
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   "The legal issues have been finally settled (and) we invite the residents of Portmore and especially the motorists to work with us ... " the Minister said during a press conference held at his office in Half-Way Tree, St. Andrew, yesterday. Portmore residents are contending that the Mandela Highway should not be the alternative route and that the existing causeway bridge should not be demolished. "We are accepting defeat but we are not going to allow this to prevent us from doing what we believe is right for the people of Portmore," Councillor Natalie Campbell-Rodriquez, one of the claimants said after the judgement was handed down. She said they were going to take the case to the highest level.
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   The Full Court comprising Mr. Justice Basil Reid, Mrs. Justice Hazel Harris and Mrs. Justice Norma McIntosh, in handing down the unanimous decision said the five claimants, who are residents in Portmore, did not show on what basis it could be asserted that the government had taken possession or acquired property belonging to them.
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   For the second time a group from Portmore has failed in a legal challenge to the government over its decision to establish a toll road connecting the growing dormitory community with the Corporate Area. Two months ago the High Court threw out a motion by the Portmore Citizens Association and Portmore Advisory Council which had opposed the Toll Road. The story was the same Monday as the Constitutional Court did not find favour with the legal challenge of a group of Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) councillors who reside in Portmore. The group of councillors had challenged the construction of the Toll Road on constitutional grounds. They contended that the decision to convert the Causeway into a Toll Road was a breach of their constitutional rights under section 18 of the Constitution. They further argued that the construction of the Toll Road would interfere and restrict access to their property in Portmore.
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   We need information & the history of Portmore ##################################################
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   Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 09:27:48 -0700 (PDT) From: "kennedy Reid" Subject: When was Portmore built
   
   I WANT TO FIND OUT WHEN PORTMORE WAS BLUID WHICH YEAR
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   All this information and more will be in the book I am writing on the history of Portmore!
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   It seems that Mayor LEE should put in a strong request for some NHT money to be used to establish and maintain at least two parks in Portmore.
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   Can the NHT fund the establishment of a real park in Portmore - an oasis from the stress of tolls and taxes.
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   Hello I am young Portmore citizen living in 7west Greater Portmore, and I am very interested in working alongside the council in matters or any issues that affect the youth of Portmore.
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   Mayor of Spanish Town Dr. Andrew Wheatley and JLP Councillor for the Westchester Division in Portmore Natalie Campbell-Rodrigues are seeking legal advice concerning their arrest during Tuesday's protests.
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   Mrs. Campbell-Rodrigues says she wants her name cleared as she is not guilty of any wrongdoing. In the meantime, JLP Leader Bruce Golding is seeking an urgent meeting with the Police High Command to discuss the arrest of Dr. Wheatley and Mrs. Campbell-Rodrigues as well as other Party officials Tuesday.