Normality to return after CASE protest

PASSLEY GARDENS, Portland:

Student Council president of the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) has criticised as premature a predawn protest over campus conditions that disrupted classes and blocked traffic to the premises on Friday.

Citing a litany of complaints at CASE’s West Campus at Passley Gardens in Portland ranging from inconsistent water supply to irregular garbage collection and substandard meal preparation, protesting students locked down classes and called for a radical reform in service quality. They also demanded the hiring of an on-campus nurse.

But Ackeem Williams, the council president, revealed that it was only on Wednesday that his team reportedly met with administrators at CASE to iron out the dispute.

“We also met on Thursday to discuss the problems faced by students,” Williams told The Gleaner.

“I was never aware of any planned protest action on the part of students, as the Student Council had just met with administrators. I believe that it was as a result of sheer frustration that led to the protests, and they probably needed their voices to be heard.”

The Student Council head said he believed that normality should return to the campus next Monday.

Attempts by The Gleaner to speak to the president of CASE were unsuccessful, as his phone rang unanswered.