Latest update May 22nd, 2026 12:38 AM
Health issues and those tower sites
DEAR EDITOR:
Two recent news items drew attention to a situation which seems to cause a great deal of concern to very many people. One centred on, among other things, “the glaring disparity in and discriminatory manner of distribution of radio licences”, the other on the siting of a “contentious telecommunication tower”.
Residents elsewhere already seem to be unhappy about 55 towers being erected in 7 Regions, and some of the possible sites for the erection of the proposed towers along the East Coast and the running of cables seem to involve premises accommodating buildings which serve social and educational purposes, e.g. a community centre and the University of Guyana, places where people regularly congregate. This should also be cause for concern.
Some years ago a medical report showed that a great proportion of people who were exposed for long periods to high levels of electric energy tended to develop cancer of one type or another in the long term.
I personally know of a family who lived in a house where several electrical wires ran from a pole across the street to one outside their house. As adults, almost all the family ended up having cancer of some kind. I always wondered why – until I read about the link between exposure to high levels of electricity and the disease. It might be worth considering health issues before a site for the proposed tower is finally selected.
Geralda Dennison
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