The Progressive Youth Organisation (PYO) will mark its 60th anniversary today and included in a series of events countrywide was an exercise on Sunday where more than 30 pedestrian crossings in Regions Two to Six were repainted.
The youth arm of the PPP said in a press release that these pedestrian crossings included those at Region Two: CV Nunes Primary (Anna Regina) and Cotton Field; Region Three: San Souci Primary (Wakenaam), Zeeburg Secondary, primary schools at Uitvlugt, Leonora, La Grange, Mc Gillvary, Two Brothers, L’Aventure (Canal Number One), Kawall and Endeavour (Canal Number Two); Region Four: Providence Primary, Diamond, Grove, Craig, Plaisance, Better Hope, Success, Mon Repos, Lusignan, Good Hope, Enmore, Nooten Zuil and Unity; Region Five: Mahaicony, Blairmont and Cotton Tree/Zee Zight; and Region Six: Tain, Whim, Auchlyne, and Port Mourant.
This exercise, the PYO said, coincided with preparations for the commencement of the new school year.
The selfless effort by hundreds of youths who came out under the PYO banner to play their part in improving road safety has also been recognized, the release stated.
“We also take this opportunity to appeal to all road users, especially drivers, to use the 5Cs – Care, Courtesy, Consideration, Caution and Commonsense, and this message is amplified with the start of the new school term where a number of children will be on our roadways,” the PYO said.
