The Guyana Water Inc will officially commission its Lethem, Region 9 office within the next three weeks, the utility said yesterday in a press release.
GWI’s Lethem office is expected to serve a population of over 1,000 residents.
GWI said that the new employees are Randolph Austin – Customer Services Representative (field), Dyna Barjoan – Senior Clerk, Samantha Marcello – Customer Services Representative and Jessica Williams – Cashier.
As part of their orientation, the four new staffers will undergo a one-week training session in Georgetown.
Austin, who has knowledge of the Wapishana dialect, believes he has an upper hand in relating to Lethem residents as he assists them.
Samantha Marcello is also fluent in the Makushi dialect and hopes to use her knowledge to meet the mandate of GWI in Lethem.
Barjoan who is fluent in Portuguese is expected to interface with Brazilians in the community.
Additionally, to better inform Region 9 residents of its activities, GWI will be moving to disseminate flyers, press releases and create public service announcements in Amerindian dialects known to residents, as well as in Portuguese.
