While the average citizen cleans his/her home in preparation for the festive season disposing of tons of unwanted items, residents of the new Diamond Housing Scheme have resorted to burning or burying theirs so that the piles of rubbish not are constant reminders that their garbage has not been collected in over one month.
When Stabroek News visited the housing scheme yesterday many of the residents complained. They said it was the responsibility of the local Neighbourhood Democratic