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Ministry promises tougher action for damage to public property

May 20, 2009 News

The Ministry of Home Affairs has expressed its deep concern about the wanton damage that is being inflicted on public property as a result of motor vehicle accidents on the country’s roads.
According to a press release from the Ministry, the critical structures that have been bearing the brunt of these incidents have been the traffic light systems; bridges, utility poles and the lighting systems installed on them.
These items of public property, the Ministry, said have been constructed and installed at great cost to taxpayers and most of the damage has occurred as a result of the reckless use of the roads by inconsiderate drivers.
The Guyana Police Force has been tasked with the responsibility of ensuring that effective use is made of  Section 101(1) of the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act Chapter 51:02 and Section 61 of the Summary Jurisdiction (Offences) Act Chapter 8:02 with Amendments (1998), to bring the errant persons to justice.
The Home Affairs Ministry said that steps are being taken to cause the necessary legal amendments to be made to the relevant Laws to make them more effective.
The Ministry of Public Works had announced that the cost of repairs to damaged public property would be borne by the errant motorists or other perpetrators.
However, some of the damaged structures remain and it is not too clear if the perpetrators have been committed to repairing them.

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