– two men arrested By Javone VickeriePandemonium broke out in the community of Sophia yesterday after two men were arrested by police officers for protesting along with dozens of residents.The action came after residents, in collaboration with the United Minibus Association (Sophia), organized an early morning strike and protest after word got around that the neighbouring village of Cummings Lodge had received road repairs.Region Four councilor and resident of Sophia, Andrea Marks, said that she was very upset that roads from ‘B’ Field and ‘E’ Field have remained in a deplorable state for over 12 years. She noted that after a number of requests were made for the rehabilitation of the ‘C’ Field road,Wholesale Jerseys, workers brought pieces of stone which were thrown in the pot holes and left.Marks said that residents blocked the entrance of Sophia “halfway” so as to “get the attention of the Government” so that a solution or explanation can be provided to them.“It is not fair for bus drivers to be trekking that road, they now asking for $200 and we can’t blame them” the councilor noted.Eon Isaacs, one of the protesting drivers said “de entire road dem in Sophia bad them like trench, deep,Cheap Jerseys, with a set ah water in um. I driving for three years and I does feel it for some of them pregnant mothers who got to go through them pot holes when we drivers take our time”.“This thing ain’t got to do with road alone,Cheap NHL Jerseys, is taxpayers’ money. If I got to hungry I gon deh out here” the man said.Joshua Cummings, a minibus conductor, said that due to the deplorable condition of the roads, drivers have an “every week” expense of repairing their vehicles and purchasing parts.Police officers and residents during yesterday’s proceedingsAnother driver, Lennox Willings, who took a few media persons on a tour of the ‘C’ Field road, said that taxi drivers have resorted to dropping passengers up to a certain point or charging an extra fare to travel the appalling road.”We are hoping that now this issue raise with the media so that everyone could know what is the plight we going through and we get some sort of assistance, because as it is right now there is nothing we can do,” Willings stated.Meanwhile, Minister of Public Works Robeson Benn explained that the roads which were constructed a number of years back were that of a “light road” quality. He further noted that the road was not built to accommodate heavy duty trucks and machinery which have been traversing the streets.He added that his Ministry has intervened in some of the streets.“Now is not the time to build any street, so I would advise the residents to be patient because we will be starting in ‘B’ Field and should be completed by the end of the year”.Benn added that a bridge is under construction which will link ‘B’ Field to Tucville, allowing drivers to save time and improve efficiency. He also made mention that another road linking ‘B’ Field to ‘C’ Field will be constructed.“I am hoping that drivers continue to uphold their responsibility of taking teachers and children to their destinations”,Jerseys Cheap NFL, the Minster urged.Meanwhile, a statement from the police indicated that “During the demonstration a number of mini-bus operators withdrew their service. Persons blocked the entrances to access roads using pieces of wood, tyres,Cheap MLB Jerseys China, zinc sheets and other materials and also formed a human blockade across Dennis Street,NFL Jerseys From China, obstructing the flow of traffic, with some of them lying on the roadway”.The police said that as a result of this action,Supply Authentic NFL Jerseys, two men were arrested and are still in police custody after they used a horse cart to block traffic along Dennis Street. The release further stated that “when protests degenerate into a number of unlawful acts infringing on the rights of other citizens, the police force will as a consequence have to take the appropriate action in response”.