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Barticians are being shortchanged

Mar 24, 2013 Letters

 

 

Dear Editor,
Barticians  are  being  shortchanged  beginning  with  the  continued  employment of  an  unqualified  and  oppressive  steward  at  the  Bartica  Hospital  to  the  installation  of  an  illegal  IMC  comprising  a  selected  clique  of  opportunistic  PPP  cronies.  Mr.  Editor,  the legitimate  elected  officers of  the  NDC  were  unceremoniously  forced  from  office  amid  allegations  of  fraud  and corruption  which  has  to  be  proven  in a  court  of  law.  Whether  these  allegations  are  true  or  false,  they  must be  prepared  to  face  the  consequences. Corruption  is  rife,  a  social  epidemic  that  has  affected  the  lives  of  every  Guyanese  both  directly  and  indirectly.
It  is  a  fact  that  Bartica  and  Barticians  are  frustrated  and  plagued  by  the  never  ending  garbage  pile  up  in  the  community.  There  were  supposed  to  have  some  relief  of  this  health  hazard  through  the  signing  of  an  agreement  between  Regional  Democratic  Council  and  Cevons  Waste  Management.  This  agreement  includes  the  managing,  transportation  and  disposal  of  solid  waste. The  agreement  was  signed  on  December  5th  2012  and  would  be  for  fifteen years, with  the  commencement  date  being  2nd  January 2013.
To  date  Cevons,  has  not  been  able  to commence  work  due  to  the  shoddy  work  done  by  the  contractor. Mr.  Editor,  the  contractor  was  paid  to  construct  a  roadway  1000 ft  by  50  ft  and  build  a  site with  a  certain  amount  of  sand  for  the  dumping  of  the  waste. The  government  now  saw  it  fit  to  inject  $1.7M  to  have  the  road  and  site   erected. This  contract was  not  tendered  but was  given  to  a  selected  crony  from  the  clique  of  PPP  cronies. For  years,  the  legitimate  elected  councillors  yearned for  such  financial  assistance  from  central  government  but  never  received  same.
The  substandard  work  by  this  contractor  has  caused  the  delay  and  further  suffering  for  residents  Mr.  Editor,  the  REO  must  be  held  responsible  and  answer  the  following  questions,(1)  What  is  the  cost  for  the  contract (2)  Who  is  this  contractor  that  has  pocketed  tax  payers  monies for  substandard  work. (3) Why  was  the  works  committee  not  involved  in  the  process(4)  Has  the  contractor  been  paid  in  full. It  is  this  said  REO  who  recently  appeared  before  the  Public Accounts  Committee  and  could  not  account  for  the  retrieval  of  monies  paid  to  NIS  and GRA  Mr.  Editor, the  IMC  which claims  that  they  are  going  to  correct  the  wrongs  done  by  the NDC  have  not  done  anything  noteworthy  to  date.
I  would  also request  the  Ministry of  Education  check  on the  shoddy  work  done    at the Two  Miles  Primary  School.
Umar Saied

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