anthony minott - Dave Taylor, one of the workmen at the site of the new fishing village, points towards an area where stalls are to be built.

Residents of Portsmouth see the relocation of the Causeway fishing village to their backyard at the Jamworld complex as a positive move for the community.

Several residents told THE PORTMORE STAR that they have no problem with the relocation and are actually looking forward to it. They say feel it will add to their area and allow vendors and their customers to know the community more.

good investment

"I think is a good investment for the community. Commercial wise it is a nice and I thank the (Portmore) Municipal Council for that," Kevin Reid, a resident, said.

Reid said the initiative will more than likely provide at least a "little job" for some willing residents. "I think that it will be better for persons who want to buy fish as they will not have to use the toll," he said, adding, "I hope that they maintain the facility and keep it running. I don't foresee any problems there as long as people don't start squatting."

better opportunity

'Blacks', another resident, echoed similar sentiments. He said he doesn't have a problem with the fishing village being next door to his community as it offers a better opportunity to fisherfolk.

However, he was only in agreement if vendors sell their produce in the Jamworld complex and do not live there. "As long as dem nuh live deh, mi nuh see nuh problem; once they start squatting, then comes the problem." Another woman also welcomed the fishing complex but was equally adamant about the matter of squatting.

She said squatting would devalue the community and stressed that the authorities monitor the area.

"I welcome them into the community, I think it is a good thing," a teenage boy told THE PORTMORE STAR.

Construction on the site is in earnest; however, the date for completion of the facility is not known.

Residents say it is good for the community