Latest update June 17th, 2026 12:40 AM
A second road needed
Dear Editor,
It pains me to see my beloved country deteriorate and the men and women in power are culpable of this great sin on our Dear Land of Guyana.
This government continues to ride its people with hogwash. First, while they were in opposition, they criticised the PNC government of wanting to make Guyanese slaves by putting them to plant cassava and the like to sustain themselves. Here we are after twenty years in power, they are encouraging people to grow more to sustain themselves and the Caribbean market.
Both Mr. Burnham and Mr. Hoyte had a plan to construct a secondary road leading out of Georgetown to the Linden/Soesdyke Highway. This government is bent on widening roads which isn’t an issue except an inconvenience; a price person must pay, except for the corrupt practices that are evident, especially with regards to the East Coast Road Expansion Programme.
Why isn’t the government willing to construct a secondary road? The chaos demonstrated on the East Bank road begs the question, “Where are we when it comes to safety?” Widening roads only removes the issue of congestion during peak hours, but the issue of safety and congestion in case of a disaster, natural or man-made, remains. This government should call in Mr. Stanley Ming to assist with this plan to construct a secondary road. I guess because it’s not their idea they would not take it.
We heard about all the advisers to the president and their super salaries. We see the cabinet secretary singing on live TV “We shall not be moved” with regards to the removal of Clement Rohee, yet none of these so-called “bright folks” see it as a necessity that a secondary road is needed. Traffic will always be a problem should some catastrophe strike residents traversing the East Bank thoroughfare.
Let’s envisage a major flood or a severe high tide that warrants the immediate and rapid migration of persons in Georgetown and the East Bank to higher ground; let’s say Linden. How can we avoid the loss of lives when there is only one way out. We have enough land to build more than two roads leading out of the city to the Airport and the Linden/Soesdyke Highway. I guess the government officials are happy with things as they are, simply because they can get on those three helicopters or get someone to fly them from Ogle to Timehri International or Skeldon and leave all “unwanted” persons behind.
It’s time we start thinking about progress. Progress doesn’t stop at the construction of fancy stores and housing schemes, it continues with the development and satisfaction of the human peace of mind. And rest assured, many are disgruntled, because they do not have a peace of mind as was evident in the Agricola incident. I pray that God saves this Dear Land of Beautiful Guyana from the hands of the devil and evil-doers in high places.
Kirtley A. Williams
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