Latest update November 26th, 2024 1:00 AM
The ‘Clean up Guyana fever’ is spreading rapidly!
Mackenzie
Plaisance
Wismar
A wave of cleaning is sweeping across Guyana as many communities are following Georgetown in ridding themselves of garbage and unwanted vegetation.
And with the rainy season already upon us, the communities are ensuring that their drains are cleared so as to prevent flooding.
In the Mining Town of Linden there were scenes to behold on Burnham Drive, Wismar, Republic Avenue, Mackenzie and several other areas across Linden, as residents yesterday took to the streets in a massive cleanup exercise.
The patriotic song, “Let us cooperate for Guyana” reverberated as the initiative which had begun in Georgetown apparently became contagious.
Despite the inclement weather, Lindeners came out at daybreak, with their cleaning gear to weed and dig and bag the debris, which were then carted away.
Popular Linden Businessman Beresford Harry had made a few of his trucks available to take away the debris.
Many persons commended the clean up drive.
One man, Mr Chin(only name given), pointed out, “It is a good thing that is happening, but it should not be a one shot thing, you know, where we clean today and everybody relax on this. It should be ongoing. The environment needs to be maintained.”
Chin also said that the importance of keeping the environment clean should be reinforced both in the schools and at home. He added that strict environmental laws also ought to be put in place and business people on the whole need to dispose of their refuse responsibly.
He also stressed that the Government should make more monies available to assist the municipalities executing their duties.
Linden IMC Chairman, Orrin Gordon, in a press conference earlier this year had disclosed that measures were being put in place to have Litter Wardens, who would ‘’police’’ the streets in efforts to help eliminate or at least alleviate the problem of littering.
Gordon had also posited that residents have to change their attitudes towards the environment and stop littering.
He had further pointed out that the garbage situation in the community was a real challenge to the usually cash strapped municipality.
Linden businessman, Clifton Lyken declared, “I love what is happening here today, and I really hope that it will continue, and that we will also maintain it, because it would make no sense if we clean today and then people start littering tomorrow. We need to have the Litter Wardens in place so that people would be charged who dispose of refuse wantonly.”
At Plaisance, residents came out in their numbers and clear one of the main drainage canals which had been clogged up for several months. The obviously enthusiastic residents also removed debris from behind the Plaisance Market.
And in Berbice residents of New Amsterdam began the” Clean UP My Town” initiative which saw over 100 persons participating in the exercise. Persons participating in the activity were drawn from a number of organizations including the Guyana Police Force, The Guyana Prison Service, the Guyana Fire Service and a number of other oganisations including civil society.
The exercise on Sunday concentrated mainly on Main Street and Strand New Amsterdam. For now the exercise will be conducted every Sunday until the entire New Amsterdam is cleaned.
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