Latest update November 30th, 2024 1:00 AM
Latest News
- US EXIM Bank yet to approve loan request for Gas-to-Energy Project- David Patterson
- Afreximbank signs US$100M finance agreement with British trading firm to support its contract to market Guyana’s oil
- At least 42 Palestinians killed as Israel ramps up bombing in central Gaza
- Better Hope woman survives gas bottle explosion, sustained minor burns
- Banks ill-equipped to handle distribution of 300,000 cash grant cheques before year-end – PNCR
This is a desperate plea for official action to stop this noise abuse
Dear Editor,
Kindly highlight these two issues. Please read this letter throughout even though I have written so many letters before. Noise abuse is no picnic or joke. It is injurious to people’s health, it’s annoying. It is so disgusting and inflicts so much misery on its victims. If fifty complaints come to you to be highlighted please do so no matter how often; you are one of the sources that have helped combat this evil, sick curse that has plagued this country for way too long.
After years of torment with noise abuse and my health jeopardized, peace and calm finally returned for a brief period on Sheriff Street and now two more noise nuisances have taken up the mantle and are making people’s lives a living hell.
These people are not being disciplined by the authorities the way they ought to despite numerous letters being written including copies being sent to the President just as recent as last week.
I have written so many letters to this and the previous administration including the EPA. I am completely fed up and disappointed that those in charge continue to display an attitude of indifference when it comes to such a serious and damaging health issue.
On Sheriff Street there are numerous zinc fence structures in most back yards. People like T. Datt (whom I had managed to put in the court but had to decline giving evidence against him for valid reasons) continue to be overlooked by the authorities. His son puts out a powerful piece of equipment and a big music box in the yard to entertain no less than eight to nine people at any given Saturday for hours until night.
I wrote several letters to the Public Security Minister, the then A’ Division Commander, the Police Commissioner etc. and nothing real serious was ever done. There are a few ranks who whenever a plea is made to stop this harassment would respond promptly. One such rank I wish to commend is a woman by the name of Sergeant Ali plus a couple of others both male and female. But this inconsiderate cruelty continues.
The next nuisance is a restaurant. It’s about two months since this establishment started stepping out of line. It was the most disciplined establishment on Sheriff Street; real soft music that could barely be heard from the road. Now every Friday there is a happy hour session and the patrol has to be summoned to get them to turn off or down the madness they call music. It seems as though they are now trying to compete with T. Datt by putting a small box outside every Friday afternoon.
So it is this restaurant Friday afternoon into nights and T.Datt on Saturdays from midday until night. It seems as though visits by the patrol to the restaurant have no impact because it’s the same thing that keeps happening every Friday. Last Friday was no different and the same thing goes for T. Datt even though I wrote the management of the restaurant cautioning them about the noise abuse and sent copies of the letters to various offices of the administration; just last week the madness continues.
Editor there aren’t enough words to describe the misery that is being inflicted on people whenever that music goes pass a certain level. The deep heavy bass connects to the numerous zinc fences around and this goes on for hours in the day until night with your brain and ears being battered mercilessly.
I wish to advise this administration that people’s brain and ears cannot bear this stress. Something has to be done swiftly to stop this sickening, annoying noise abuse. THE NATION’S HEALTH IS THE NATION’S WEALTH NOT OIL
Pearl Lewis
Similar Articles
THE BLUNT OF THE DAY
Sports
Features/Columnists
The Windfall Tax paradox
…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- It is a curious feature of the modern age that the more complex our agreements, the more... more
Rising Gun Crimes in the Caribbean: Urgent Action required by all
By Sir Ronald Sanders Kaieteur News – There is an alarming surge in gun-related violence, particularly among younger... more
Weekend Cartoon
