Traffic wardens much needed in the town of Lethem

Jan 09, 2022 Letters

Dear Editor,

Kaieteur News – Accidents in Lethem have been on the increase in recent times.
Sometime last year, the former divisional commander and other police ranks met with residents of St. Ignatius village in an effort to offer better service and protection to the citizens of the bordering town in Lethem and neighbouring St. Ignatius village, in the Rupununi.
This was a welcome gesture by the villagers, since the interaction with the public would have created a good relationship with the police and the public at large.
One of my concerns that I shared at that meeting was the increase in traffic and careless road users, especially motorcyclist that are a threat to the lives of pedestrians. Hence, there is an urgent need for traffic wardens to be trained and placed on the streets in Lethem to assist the traffic ranks at Lethem.
I am 100 percent certain that my suggestion would be supported by other concern citizens in the town of Lethem and St. Ignatius village. I am making a special appeal to the traffic chief of the Guyana Police Force, so he can make some intervention into this matter.
I also wish to commend the staff of the Lethem regional hospital for their prompt response to these accidents in recent times.
However, the medical staff dispatched to render assistance at these accidents need to be accompanied by a doctor who can make an assessment in order to take precautionary measures to the severity of injuries received by persons before they are placed onto the stretcher, hence into the ambulance.

Sincerely yours,
Mark Anthony Rodrigues

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