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Everything linked to this report is offensive
DEAR EDITOR,
On Tuesday afternoon, I read a GINA report captioned “BV/Triumph NDC gets concrete bridge – courtesy of the Ali family”. As a resident of the BV/Triumph community and a citizen of Guyana, I see everything linked to this report as offensive.
First off, the pretence that the gift of a bridge was given to the Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) is clearly debunked in the same report. The bridge was given to the Muslim community between Success to Mon Repos. It was a facilitating endeavor for the members of that religious community so that they can have easier access to their burial ground.
In addition, I see this assumed gift to our NDC as an attempt to create additional burdens for a cash-strapped NDC, which would now have to budget for the maintenance of what almost everyone living in Beterverwagting and Triumph knows is a poorly constructed bridge.
Evidence of the lack of support the NDC experiences is very visible, among which are:
• The piles of garbage left on the roadsides because the Government-appointed contractor is not adequately paid to remove the garbage produced in the community.
• The Triumph Middle Walk canal once used for irrigation and transportation to the backlands is clogged
• The bridge from Republic Drive to Jardin Street in Triumph can best be classified as a Cassandra Crossing
Thus to add another structure in the form of this bridge, to be maintained by the NDC, is surely adding insult to injury. I believe the Muslim community needed the bridge; I also believe they should claim it as theirs and ensure that it is maintained.
I view the report with distaste as a citizen of Guyana. Even as I try to understand how the Government
Information Agency can justify the shameless promotion of an activity linked to family members of a serving Minister of Government. On the other hand, GINA has been neglecting to report on developments or non-developments within the BV/Triumph community, and even the nation as a whole, when developments are not sponsored by Government or persons associated with it, or when non-action of the part of Government leads to suffering.
Elton McRae
Resident of Triumph Village
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