RALPH BAN­WARIE 

Matelot res­i­dents say they have now re­sort­ed to fix­ing their own roads.
The res­i­dents say they have been com­plain­ing to the au­thor­i­ties for years but it seems their pleas have fall­en on deaf ears.

So the vil­lagers say they are now sourc­ing ma­te­ri­als and are do­ing their own road works.

John Lewis spokesper­son for the vil­lagers said "Matelot is a for­got­ten vil­lage and vil­lagers have de­cid­ed to fix the road for them­selves with the lit­tle re­sources they have. We live here so we have to pro­vide some safe­ty for our­selves and chil­dren as the road­way is very risky when tra­vers­ing."

He said the road­way is erod­ing dai­ly and soon ve­hi­cles would not be able to pass.

Lewis said the PTSC (Pub­lic Trans­port Ser­vice Cor­po­ra­tion) ser­vice has al­so stopped be­cause of the road con­di­tions.