The Guyana Police Force and the Ministry of Public Works have installed 20 streetlights in Albouys-town in an effort to curb crime in the area.
The streetlights were installed on Friday.
One resident said he appreciates the streetlights that were installed because it helps to brighten up the neighbourhood. The resident said he hopes the Government can maintain the lights. The man said other than brightening up the area he doesn’t see any benefits.
Sheralica Bovell, an Albouystown resident said, “The streetlights is a very good thing and we appreciate it because when night time come, it does be really dark and I am happy about it because crime can be avoided.”
Bovell said she hopes that the streetlights will be maintained.
Another resident, Yonette Cush said Albouystown had wanted street lights for a good while now. Cush said even though the area does not have a lot of criminal activities she feels more secure. Cush questioned the reason for the lights taking that long to be installed. She also said that her greatest fear is maintenance.
Cush said the Govern-ment had constructed a road on Independence Boulevard in 2013. The woman said since the road was constructed, it had to be repaired multiple times and hopes that similar problems do not affect the streetlights.
Another woman, who asked not to be named said she does not feel anyway about the recently installed streetlights. She said it is the Government’s duty.
The woman said, “elections time coming up and now they hustling to give people streetlights, but nobody is going to get brainwashed.”
Another resident said she didn’t need any streetlights in front of her house. She said that she had already bought a $50,000 light and paid GPL to put up the light.
The woman said, “When thieving was going on in 2010 and 2011, why didn’t the Government come and put the lights then?” She continued, “elections time coming up and now they putting up streetlights?”
Assistant Commissioner Clifton Hicken told Stabroek News yesterday that the police force had been making plans last year October to install the streetlights. Hicken said after the police had encountered a few setbacks the lights were finally installed on Friday.
Hicken said the project was met with great enthusiasm from the Albouys-town community and some residents had asked for more lights to be installed. However, this could not be done because of financial constraints.
