CHAGUANAS resident, Felicia Amow-Hosein, has vowed to fight cellphone company, Laqtel Limited, to the end.

Amow-Hosein and other residents of Plum Road, Edinburgh, are protesting Laqtel’s move to plant a cell site in the neighbourhood.

The cell site has been earmarked to be planted on a lot of land located next to Amow-Hosein’s home.

But Amow-Hosein said she intends to live comfortably in her home, until she dies.

She told TnT Mirror that her parents previously owned the house.

She said she hopes to pass it on to her children someday.

She said she does not want to be worrying about the effects of the proposed cell site.

“It would be quite uncomfortable for me to worry if my family or I are going to get cancer from the cell site,” Amow-Hosein told Mirror.

Workers began clearing the land on December 3.

On December 8, despite a cease order from the Chaguanas Borough Corporation’s (CBC) Building Inspector Kelvin Rampersad, Laqtel began excavation work on the land.

The work was being conducted by Ashana Civil/Mechanical Contractors.

Work was, however, stopped when deputy mayor of CBC Orlando Nagasser presented the cease order to an official of Laqtel on the job site.

Work in progress next to FELICIA
AMOW-HOSEIN’s property.

ORLANDO NAGESSAR (left) presents
a Stop Order to an official of Laqtel.

Residents of Plum Road.

The Laqtel official, however, told Nagessar that they did not receive the order.

A 10-foot deep trench was dug close to the bound of Amow-Hosein’s property.

“I am worried about the foundation of my property.

“The work was done very close to my property,” Amow-Hosein related.

Amow-Hosein said the health concerns of living next to a cell site are cause for worrying.

She continued: “When I bought the property I thought I was going to live next to a house.

“I did not think I would be exposed to a radiation health hazard years down the line.

“The deed clearly states that the property is not to be used for commercial interest.

“This is residential property.”

Nagessar told Mirror that the area falls under CBC.

“We must be informed of developments of that magnitude.

“No one came to CBC for approval.

“This is residential land and every piece of land was earmarked for residential use,” Orlando said.

He said Laqtel must apply for change of use and get permission from residents before any development begins.