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The EBD road to CJIA is a road to perdition
Dear Editor,
This is not a letter—it is a scream muffled by six hours of traffic, swallowed by potholes, and drowned in the indifference of those elected to serve the Guyanese people.
My Friday, October 3, 2025, journey to the airport was not a commute—it was a grinding punishment. A 2 hour round trip that tripled to six-hours that felt like a slow-motion hostage situation, orchestrated by a government that has turned negligence into policy.
The road to the airport is not only an assault to our sensibilities but also an insult to the world’s “fastest growing economy”, resembling a battlefield more than a national artery, potholes yawning like open graves, ready to swallow tires, axles, and any hope of timely arrival at our destination, in this instance the Cheddi Jagan International Airport.
Each bump was a slap in the face, each swerve a desperate prayer. The surface is so cratered, it could pass as a metaphor of our government of the day-broken, uneven, and dangerous.
And then there’s the suffocating traffic, an endless funeral procession of frustration. Buses, emboldened by the absence of enforcement, drive like bandits on the wrong side of the road, cutting lines with the arrogance of kings. They block oncoming traffic, turning the highway into a parking lot of rage. Their selfishness is not just inconvenient, it’s lethal. And the silence from traffic authorities? Deafening.
For those heading to the airport, time becomes a roulette wheel. Will you make it? Will you miss your flight? Will you be forced to pay penalties or rebook? The anxiety is unbearable, like being trapped in a burning building with no exit in sight. And yet, the government continues to treat this chaos as background noise.
But the real tragedy lies up the highway. For residents facing medical emergencies, the journey to Diamond Hospital is a gamble with death. If they drive slowly, they risk dying en route. If they drive fast, they risk dying in a crash. Either way, the road is a death sentence. And what has the government done? Promised. Propositioned.Postponed.
We are tired of ribbon-cutting ceremonies and photo ops. We need roads that don’t kill us. We need traffic systems that protect us. We need leadership that shows up, not just during elections, but every single day.
This is not just about infrastructure. It’s about dignity. It’s about survival. It’s about the right to move through our country without fear, without delay, without being treated like collateral damage in a system that has lost its soul.
Fix the roads. Enforce the laws. Respect the people.
Because if you cannot guarantee safe passage to an airport or a hospital, then what exactly are you governing?
Sincerely,
Nandranie Singh
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The solution to the road problem ? TRAINS, TRAINS, TRAINS.
A Light Rail system that moves people quickly to the Airport, Hospitals
and back to the City. An elevated rail system over the dilapidated roads
or on flat surface. Either one will work.
Burnham was stupid to get rid of the trains- it brought chaos. All Third World
countries have their trains, just like advanced countries- to move mass
amount of people. The British, India, Thailand, US, Nigeria among them.
Nandrani Singh it is true what you said about the road going to and from the Airport, i myself was very upset about the situation it is very dangerous. Any how since you post this on the media i would like you to send a letter to the President and he will surely address the matter urgently and penalize the contractors.