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Those blocked waterways
Dear Editor,
On Tuesday November 26, last, I ran into Francis Quamina Farrier at Stabroek Market whilst on my way to catch a minibus to go home. We started catching up on the times we had whilst working at The Evening News and to update one another about the other staff that we happened to reach.
During the conversation we started to discuss the state of the market area with the garbage and the danger it poses.
Francis, he informed me that over the years he travelled to numerous countries and never seen one so dirty like Guyana and I told him that Georgetown alone is not dirty but the whole country. The very next day we experience another heavy rainfall and as was expected, it was total chaos. As usual, the Thursday papers had the regulars blaming one another about the state of Georgetown and I decided to say something about it.
When they started to charge people for littering in Georgetown, whilst visiting The Evening News studio to record The Mayoral Broadcast, I asked the present Mayor how could they charged people for littering when one cannot find any garbage bins around the city and he replied that they should hold the garbage until they reach their home or find one.
The very next day after the Wednesday flood the Mayor is complaining of clogged drains. Over eight days after that question, I cannot locate a garbage bin when walking most places in Georgetown, but when you look at the roadsides or in the canal/trenches the sight is refreshing.
The Mayor is blaming the town clerk Carol Sooba for refusing to sign cheques so that the canal can be desilted.
What is ironic is that whilst most news about the recent flooding comes out of Georgetown, there are lots of places around Guyana that suffered tremendously. Lots of people suffered heavy losses and whilst the Government is blaming the Mayor of Georgetown for the flooding in Georgetown, I would like to know who they would be blaming for the other parts of Guyana that suffer also?
Every time there’s a rainfall in Guyana, there’s places that gets flooded quickly and over the years instead of trying to remedy that situation, they make excuses and promises. I am of the belief that their only concern is filling their pockets and helping their friends.
We all would be hearing about machines clearing trenches/canals but if you stop and look carefully at the work you would wonder if they are doing it voluntary, because most times I observed them only clearing the top of the canals (weeds/floating debris) and not digging deep.
I could recall too, a few years ago my former boss, Mr. Anthony Vieira had to move to the court after the trench opposite his then house at Versailles was being enclosed by a developer. His reason was that work would cause the environs to be flooded easily . It took a few years but justice was served in Vieira’s favor but to date, the post still remains there and the edges of the trench are almost reaching the post.
The people who are really doing work in Guyana have to suffer, whilst those living off taxpayers money are ensuring that we punished!
Sahadeo Bates
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