Member of Parliament for Gros Islet, Kenson Casimir, has strongly refuted claims that he owns Crown land in Morne Serpent or a house in the Corinth area. The MP addressed the allegations directly during a recent public statement, during Monday’s pre-cabinet press briefing.
“There is absolutely zero truth to me purchasing Crown Land in Morne Serpent. In fact, I can go a step further. There is zero truth to me, Kenson Casimir, having ever purchased Crown land in Saint Lucia. I have never. You know somebody said never, never, never? I have never purchased Crown land,” Casimir stated emphatically.
He explained that the lands in question had been placed in the Crown and highlighted the benefits for residents.
“The land and all of this, I’m saying, could be easily verified. A quick check. Placed in the crown. And since we’ve placed this land in the crown, the people of Morne Serpent, who’ve been living there for 40 years, can now get a water connection to their homes. I challenge anyone here to go to Morne Serpent for the first time. After we graded the road, we started construction of a gutter. We got WASCO to come in and put the pipes to connect to these people in Morne Serpent homes.”
Casimir also dismissed claims regarding ownership of a house circulating on social media.
“It means that individuals can just pass near any house at any time and post somewhere that this is Kenson Casimir’s development. This has 150 something thousand views on social media. And this is a categorical lie. I do not own this house. I do not have shares in this house. I do not have anything at all to do with this house in Corinth.”
The MP accused his political opponents of spreading false information as a tactic to gain support. “The only way UWP believes they can win Gros Islet is to lie and lie. They have no ideas. They come up with no solutions. They cannot speak about anything to do with the development of Gros Islet. And they cannot challenge anybody on my side of the aisle on anything to do with the sustained development we’ve had in Gros Islet over the last four years,” he added.
Casimir’s statement reaffirms his position on property ownership while challenging opponents to focus on substantive policy and community development issues.