Blackouts in Bartica are overbearing

Oct 23, 2016 Letters

Dear Editor,
I must say that in this new dispensation of government, I guess a lot was promised with only little actually done or still yet to be achieved. When would they actually formalise a project from scratch and see its birth? We are yet to see one. I must say in this little Guyana, this land is rich and diverse in many ways. I guess that’s why people say “politicians are fighting for a share”. I guess with what one has to fathom every day, the struggles, the silent tears and utter frustrations of the real and true Guyanese who day in and day out yearn for better livelihood for their families.
Only then can one say if they politicians are for them or for their own selfish nature. It hurts, it just hurts but my beloved birthplace is suffering and continues to suffer with this new dispensation. Why? How?
It was this government’s promise that Bartica was going to be the first green town but blackouts persist.
Don’t we have qualified people here or are they saying what I’m thinking “incompetence”. I wouldn’t discredit the workers here to that degree but really and truly, our situation here has gotten out of control. Are we only paying our bills to avoid disconnection? Because it seems this is the only real fact about GPL’s operation. Being a resident of this community for 20 odd years might be too little to describe this village’s plight for electricity. It has been well documented. Names of government have changed and institutions as well, but the same problem persists. Human resource has grown but that still doesn’t solve this problem.

Bartica is known as the hinterland gateway, boosting of gold and diamond. Outside of that, the business community has grown and has come a far way. Employment rate is adequate but everything comes to a grinding halt when there is no electricity. Can people believe it? I’m sure many can relate to what we endure in Bartica. Enterprises have invested heavily into having another source of electricity. Most of the developing businesses suffer.
We’ve recently had the so called “local government elections” for what purpose, I am still trying to fathom, still looking some sort of reasoning. Bartica was granted Township status but what has changed; same old blackout and poor water supply, the same ones in the so called “Mayor and Councillors’ Office. Let me be very frank; it was just for position and nothing else. Because if you see the mayor or his deputy five time a month; you see them plenty. They are only seen when there is a photo opportunity with their cohorts of the government fraternity. Sad to say but they have duped many into voting but Bartica suffers.
When there is no electricity, there is no water; only other source is the river, which many people use that is heavily polluted. (7th Avenue beach just to name a few).ýThe info that GPL is indicating online (for those that have adequate Internet access) isn’t of much assistance to help you out of the current state of affairs in Bartica. Before I leave, I must say on the campaign trail, Madam Deputy Mayor was very vocal on the plight of inadequate power supply. One has to wonder if the steam was not much more the fire. I guess Madam Deputy now knows about bureaucracy.
Niranjan

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