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Jul 13, 2014 Letters
Dear Editor,
The United Minibus union (Bartica Branch) under the leadership of its Chairman Keith Blair protested outside of the Bartica Regional Democratic Council (RDC) and Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) offices on Tuesday 7th of July 2014.
Their Concerns: the deplorable and life threatening state of the Bartica/ Potaro Road the UMU members were physically supported in the protest by Eon Andrews and Ronald Backer UMU President and Vice President respectively and other residents of Bartica/ Potaro.
During the course of what can be considered to be a very peaceful protest, the protesters were spoken o by R.D.C & N.D.C Chairman Gordon Bradford and Ovid Benjamin respectively, both acknowledging that the protestors concerns had merit and needed to be speedily addressed. They gave reasons to substantiate their concurrence with the protestors but stated that responsibility for proper repair and maintenance of that road is the direct responsibility of the Ministry of Works.
What is ironic, is that all the materials for building/repairing this road, could be sourced in
Region 7, from Teperu and St. Mary’s Quarries among others. There is sand for making Bitumen and an abundance of young, unemployed human resources
What is Guyana’s budgetary allocation for roads in the Bartica/Potaro area? Whatever that is, it should be released immediately.
Region 7 probably produces the most and best gold/ diamonds in our very lucrative mining sector, the sale of which contributes significantly to our national coffers. Some of the money ought to be spent to properly repair and maintain the roads of this ultra-important region that we fondly refer to as the gateway to the Interior. The road is a living hell for all road users, especially minibuses and cars that transport the residents of the One Mile to Five Mile area (the Line) and students of the Two Mile Primary School and Three Mile Secondary School respectively.
The road is so bad the residents aptly call it the ‘Abortion Road’ or the ‘Cassandra Crossing’: if a pregnant woman wants to keep her baby it is better to walk the Distance than to use vehicular transportation.
The Main objective expressed by the protestors and residents of Bartica/ Potaro is that of having the road repaired now and they are determined to keep up the protest action which begun today July 7th 2014 and is the first of many, until their demands are met, and the road is fixed. They hope that good sense will prevail and that those vested with the authority to effect such repairs will do so with dispatch and not allow the situation to deteriorate to a state of unnecessary confrontations and its concomitant spinoffs.
Eon Andrews
President
United Minibus Union
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