Dear Editor,
Bentinck Street (that is right behind Nations) houses a squatter who is fortifying his premises. This, on a road with gaping potholes, impedes traffic and overall safety. I submit that this reflects the changing Guyana, where some ministers are only visible in flirtatious exercises or social gorging. In some cases, they seem to be in hibernation. Let me continue. The traffic lights at the intersection of Carifesta Avenue and Camp Street, yet again, for weeks, have been down. In another country, this would have been met with consternation and thus rectified ASAP.
Prescott Mann on Oct 07 detailed the Annandale ghetto, stating that on “Annandale North Market Road, on the western side, between Narine and Ramsingh streets, there is a twin-lot junk yard. (Where) the twin lot is an impediment to daily living for marketers, pedestrians and drivers.” He added that, “This junk yard has junk in an empty lot that is now over-filled. Then on the road, the actual Ramsingh Street, heading west, the space leading to the drain is filled with the junk, or we can say, old pieces of vehicles. This is because the owner sees this as the norm. He has overfilled his pavement, all around his fence, and so the actual road is the next step.”
In late June of this year, Mon Repos suffered from an invasion, where rampaging mobs beat and robbed vendors, while burning vehicles and looting goods. These looters and thieves also damaged the road in several places. Yet, this damaged road has not been fixed. One scorched minibus is on display on the northern carriageway, close to Mon Repos. I need not go on.
Sincerely,
Deodat Singh