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My heart burns to see another historical building destroyed by fire

Oct 05, 2021 Letters

Dear Editor,

My heart burns to see another historical building gone up in flames. Is it arson, I don’t know, but given the history of politics in Guyana, political leaders continuously give approval to political stooges for them to destroy buildings in order to gain political Milage or paving the way for their friend and families to get contractual works, where they personally benefits.
It’s not too early for me to pronounce on the findings of the Crime Chief of Guyana Police Force, but I find it strange. A few police stations have newly build holding cells that are built out of solid cast cement and steel. Brickdam is one, Leonora also. These holding cells are built in such an inhumane way and still being allowed to function boggles my mind. The cells would only have a ventilation on the side where prisoners could only see through holes from solid steel plates. On the side that house other buildings/walls, there’s no access. The door have a miniature steel door that officers only open when they are passing food to prisoners..
Editor, there’s no access by prisoners in holding areas to officers or within the building. Should such exists, then the prisoners would have access to bother officers or obtain stuff from inside. Now, I would surely doubt a prisoner could access a mattress and be able to put it into officers’ quarters/where documents are. To my knowledge, it’s impossible, unless the prisoner is related to Houdini. In addition, is the President using this opportunity to belittle the Guyana Fire Service? Isn’t there any fire extinguisher in Brickdam Police Station? Was the station empty at the time that no one could have observed smoke? Yep, they have to find scapegoats.

Yours truly,
Sahadeo Bates

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