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Put a halt to this lawlessness

Jul 15, 2008 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,
Cornelia Ida on the West Coast of Demerara is soon to have two barber shops next to each other.

As I write now at around 8.00 pm on Sunday, 13th July, a number of men are busy casting the foundation of what is soon to be the second one, on government reserve along the access road into the north housing scheme.

The owner claims to have the permission of both the NDC and RDC chairmen. With such powerful backing, who dares to intervene?

The owner of the first one was told to remove from the public road reserve next to the primary school where he, until a few hours ago, was already established. Apart from barbering, it was known for loud noise and music from parked vehicles.

The owner proudly displayed a refrigerator in his establishment well stocked with a variety of beers, local and imported.

Two families next door, one an elderly couple where the woman has been ailing for some time and the other having small children, have been subjected to a constant barrage of indecent language, often late into the night.

The second “barber” shop built along the same access road on government reserve, which again it is claimed, with the permission of both the chairmen of the NDC and RDC, also engages in a lot more than “barbering.” It too is noted for loud noise, music, partying, drinking.

A further annoyance is that built as it is along the already narrow access road, there is always a traffic problem.

One would have to wait on the sweet will of the “customers” who happen to be the same set of people coming day after day to have their hair cut to pull their vehicles in the corner in order to get by.

Is it not illegal to set up structures along the roadside on state reserve? In this case, did the two chairmen give their permission to have the structures built?

And if not, why haven’t they done something? Surely, they must know what is going on. Can there not be a halt to this lawlessness?
Narendra Sukhdev

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