Please establish a ‘Lost and Found’ area at CJIA, Timehri

Feb 01, 2023 Letters

Dear Editor,

As a citizen of this country and one who was a Beauty Ambassador of Guyana for several years, I wish to express my view on the above caption. I love my country Guyana and I love to see that we have infrastructure created for happiness, safety, security and convenience.

Of course, I know that no institution can ever be perfect. And so I am writing on the above to give a serious recommendation to the Administrators of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri, to please consider what I am saying and implement it quickly. As this implementation could save a lot of heartaches, as someone whom I know well had a very unfortunate experience and suffered as a consequence.

I recall when I was passing through the United Kingdom on my way to represent my country in the Miss Universe Pageant in Malaysia an address book dropped in London at the Heathrow Airport. I realized when I was in Malaysia that this address book had to have gone missing in London at Heathrow. And upon my return to the Heathrow Airport, I made some inquiries and was sent for a long walk in the massive airport to a Secure Small Room where my address book was well secured.

As a result of my loved one’s experience recently at the CJIA Timehri, I decided to check Trinidad, Barbados, JFK, New York, Miami International, Orlando International, just to verify whether they all have a ‘Lost and Found’ area. And Yes, I found that they all have a ‘Lost and Found’ setup. Upon enquiring about Guyana, we do not have a ‘Lost and Found’ space. Imagine this was quite a surprise to find that at our airport, the administrators of the airport, did not think of the necessities of having a counter for ’Lost and Found’.

Someone dear and near to me dropped their passport at CJIA. It would appear now in the Customs Department. The passport was found at CJIA and taken and kept at the Immigration Department. It was kept at the Immigration Department from the 20^th December, 2022 to 30^th January, 2023. The name on the passport is that of an especially popular gentleman in this country. The Immigration Department should not be a ‘Lost and Found’ Department. But If the ‘Lost and Found’ provision should be operated out of the Immigration Department, that should be established. It should be properly documented, with proper recording system. I repeat for emphasis that there is no ‘Lost and Found’ at the CJIA airport.

On the 30^{th of} January,2023 someone realized that no one called the popular gentleman about his passport, which misplacement had caused that gentleman tremendous distress and confusion. The point is that the passport is now located. It is confirmed that CJIA does not have a ‘lost and found’ arrangement.

The distress was unnecessary. And if they had a ‘Lost and Found’ unit at CJIA, it would have been recorded into that system. The staffers there would know to go and check their records quickly. They would know that they have a passport that was misplaced or items that are misplaced and that the passport or other items need to get to its owner/s immediately, especially if contact addresses and telephone numbers of the owner/s of the items are available.

It is normal for these kinds of losses by accidents to happen. The fact that our airports in our country and points of exits and entries at border access in our country would have no ‘Lost and Found’ does not speak well of our country as a Tourist and Commercial Destination. They need to have one established at the earliest opportunity at all points of entries and exits.

I hope authorities that govern the airports and border crossings would listened to my guidance to establish this important ‘Lost and Found’ facility at various points of entries and exists into our country.

Sincerely,

Katherina Roshana

arrangement, Beauty Ambassador, Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Katherina Roshana, Timehri

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