Trey Grandison shovels silt and sand from a drain in Mineral Heights while Tivon Howell patiently waits to take the sludge to a nearby field. (Photo: Michael Gordon)

Sagicor yesterday provided building approval numbers for its Millennium Mall in Mineral Heights, Clarendon, as it countered statements made by two politicians implicating the company in the severe flooding in that area over the weekend.

“Sagicor sought and received approval from the National Environment and Planning Agency (Ref: 2012-13017-EP00132) on October 4, 2013; and received parish council approval on September 19, 2014 (Ref: 2014-13013-PB00237). After all approvals were received, infrastructure work on storm water drainage, roads, sewage lines, etc commenced and were completed,” the company said in a news release.

The insurance giant issued the statement after Clarendon South Eastern Member of Parliament Ruddy Spencer was seen on

Television Jamaica’s Prime Time News Sunday night suggesting that the drainage system at the mall contributed to the flooding.

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