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Growing health hazard on Vryman’s Erven plot of lands, says resident
A Vryman’s Erven, New Amsterdam family is calling on the relevant authorities
Photo showing the portion of land with stagnant water and bushes.
and health personnel in Berbice to thwart what they deem a growing health hazard and threat.
Kirt Wynter, a father of two, stated that his neighbour, Mr. Milton Payne, a resident of Angoy’s Avenue, has his plot of land in a filthy state. This plot is next to Wynter’s.
Wynter is claiming that his young daughter caught a bout of the Chikungunya disease as a result of the stagnant water prevalent in the drains next to his home. He said that he made numerous reports to the Regional Administration and to the New Amsterdam Mayor and Town Council (M&TC) Health Department, but to no avail. Each entity is putting the responsibility to correct the matter, on the other, he noted.
“The problem is the bush and he is applying for Prescriptive Rights to this land. He wants to fence the drain.” Wynter argued.
“Plus he has stagnant water—the water is black! I went to the Council on many occasions and they are always coming and looking around and doing nothing! I don’t know if they are afraid.”
Wynter is calling for a drain to be dug so that the stagnant water on the land can “go out into the main drainage canal at the other end…and to clear some of the undergrowth that is blocking the water.”
He claimed, too, that when Payne, a coconut vendor, sells coconut in the town, “he brings back all
Bushes surrounding the neighbouring plot of land.
of the shells and throws them there, so the water going inside the shells and breeding mosquitoes. There are also a lot of old tires and old tanks—so these too are breeding mosquitoes.”
The man said that he tried having a civil discussion with Payne on several occasions to remedy the matter, but Payne does not seem to want to settle it in a peaceful manner. “I talked to him plenty times—up to this morning—but he said those are not bushes…he said it is a farm.”
“The Town Council does nothing! All they do is blaming Government. This comes under their jurisdiction! They are supposed to do this!”
He said that he asked the Town Health Inspector, Mr. Ackloo Ramsudh, on several occasions to visit the site, “but Ackloo never came here…in all the years I’ve been having this problem, he never came here, and he is the Health Inspector—he always sending somebody and when that person comes, they look around and say they are afraid Payne brings the police- -We can’t be living like this!”
Acting Town Clerk of the New Amsterdam Mayor and Town Council (M&TC), Ms. Jenelle Codette, stated, “I am not familiar with the situation. Only (Tuesday) Mr. Wynter came and explained the situation. I’ve contacted the relevant person, Mr. Ackloo. He was to go [yesterday] to check the situation.”
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