PPP must make development of No. 63 Beach a national priority ahead of any new stadium and pet projects

Apr 24, 2022 Letters

Dear Editor,

There is one recent sad video showing a tractor stuck and spinning its wheels while trying to pull out stuck cars and trucks on Easter Monday, as vehicles tried to exit the beach. In all my travels, I have not seen vehicles allowed on beaches as at No. 63 Beach. There was another previous recent video showing the ocean waters coming in and getting close to a line of vehicles trying to exit, as vehicles ahead were stuck and the traffic could not move. That was scary.
The No. 63 Beach, located in the heartland of PPP supporters in Region 6, is a major beach in Guyana but has been neglected and undeveloped for over six decades by both the PNC and PPP. Last time I visited, there was trash everywhere. Shame on the PPP, the Region 6 authorities, the NDC folks, all the Chambers of Commerce in Berbice, and the people themselves for being so docile in not fighting aggressively for developing the beach while Exxon and friends ship away Guyana’s oil wealth.
No. 63 Beach can be an ongoing national tourist attraction and entertainment hub providing much recreational opportunities for all Guyanese. Should this project not be the Number 1 priority that will have daily/weekly use compared to the recent announcement of a new stadium and mall for Palmyra? Nation and Region 6, what do you think? A hotel in this area would be an excellent idea too.
There is so much recreational as well as business potential at No. 63 Beach! Where is the entrepreneurial and political leadership? Part of the problem of such long neglect is the recurring political syndrome of thinking that “Georgetown is Guyana,” and “New Amsterdam is Berbice.” The PPP usually takes its supporters for granted knowing that they will turn out like sheep and vote for them, no matter how much they neglect them while they are in power. That explains why they did not pay much attention to developing the No. 63 Beach as a recreational hub. Whatever happened to that road contractor who removed sand from the beach? Was he penalised appropriately or did his political friends save him?
As we think about developing the beach, vehicles should not be allowed to drive on the beach as they do now. Provisions must be made for parking, accommodation, water sports, proper lighting, trash collection and disposal, security, and a permanent governance authority, etc. I don’t understand how people can sit amidst trash all around them enjoying themselves and not be bothered, or make efforts to secure their personal trash. It’s disgusting how there is such peaceful coexistence with trash at the beach.
Dear PPP, you know Region 6 had some swing voters and you lost the majority in 2011 and 2015. Please don’t take us for granted. Stop announcing big, national infrastructural projects that excite you, and start repaving the streets in our villages where we live every day. Concrete the drains. We don’t want to keep smelling stink mud all the time. Please start at Whim where we are your diehard supporters. Our patience is wearing thin.
In the matter of the development of No. 63 Beach, hopefully the President would drive the process for a quick completion, as he did with the Georgetown sidewalk project as a matter of urgency. Please also do some work on the Number 6 and Number 2 beaches on the West Berbice side. The people’s immediate needs come first, not imposed projects politicians are excited about for their own reasons.

Sincerely,
Dr. Jerry Jailall

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