French Quarter:--- Residents of French Quarter were totally blocked in on Monday when protestors blocked the access road in Oyster Pond that takes them to the Dutch side, while blocks and old vehicles are placed across the road in Belle Plaine.
The roadblocks began last week when Sandy Ground and French Quarter were locked down. Certain areas in Marigot, such as Low Town and St. James Rue de Hollande were also blocked off, and fires lit in the middle of the road.
When the roadways were blocked off youths who were manning the blockade began demanding money from drivers who ...
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