Remove the barriers from around Public Buildings

Oct 12, 2012 Letters

Dear Mr. Editor,
The Tenth Parliament will be reconvening on October 18, 2012 after a nine-week break from taking care of the people’s business. However this missive is not about the reconvening of parliament, it is about the barricades and blockades set up by the Guyana Police Force whenever Parliament is in session.
This prohibition that ordinary citizens cannot traverse along High Street between Hadfield Street and Brickdam and vehicular traffic is prohibited along Brickdam between Stabroek Square and Manget Street is an affront to the decent hard working citizens of the capital city.
Often it is said that citizens on foot are a threat to the conduct of business in the august hall if they are walking on High Street between Hadfield Street and Brickdam.
In explaining why vehicular traffic is not allowed between Stabroek Square and Manget Streets it is said to prevent the loud engine noises from interfering with the business of Parliament. This excuse is so asinine one wonders if this genesis is in the mind of a cognisant adult.
The police prevent traffic on the eastern side of the Parliament Building yet allow the Linden Bus Park to conduct business on Hadfield Street.
On this said street long heavy duty container trucks, buses, lorries and other vehicles are allowed to drive without hindrance.
People are allowed to walk on both the southern and western sides of the building often less than fifteen meters from the building.
As a matter of fact buses park all the way to High Street and the touts are often louder than amplified sound when soliciting passengers.
I do not see any clearing of traffic there. I don’t see any stopping of foot traffic down Hadfield Street west towards Lombard Street. On the western portion of the Parliament Building thousands of people go about their business with dozens sometimes liming on the western fence, I see no attempt to lock down these activities.
These restrictions need to be lifted immediately so as to allow people free movement to conduct their business. May I suggest to the central government that if they feel that the people are a threat to the National Assembly then build a new legislative hall where the small man won’t be hindered in any way.
Guyana is a nation with vast unused government land tracts. Use one of those to build a brand new Parliament Building.
I call on the Commissioner of Police and his political bosses to remove these barriers forthwith and allow the people to freely move about their business.
Tyrone Majik Iyes Talbot
Concerned Citizen.

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