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Mar 19, 2013 News
The hospital at Lethem Region Nine (Upper Takutu/Upper Essequibo) was in total darkness Sunday night as electricity woes continue to plague the community.
A Lethem resident spoke of having to use the light on his cell phone to help the doctor make his rounds.
“Not even a torchlight at the Hospital,” he reported.
The source reported that one of the generators at the Lethem Power Company Inc. (LPCI) had developed major problems during last week, necessitating repairs in Brazil.
The repairs had been completed but then the Engineers found that a gasket was needed and could only be obtained from overseas.
This part, it is said, is being shipped in but had not arrived as at yesterday.
The concerned resident noted that the situation at the Hospital Sunday night was untenable since cell phone lights would be totally useless in the event of a medical emergency.
He is calling on the authorities to look at installing solar panels at the institution which could be used as back up.
“In the meantime the Staff at the Hospital needs at the very least some form of emergency lighting to be able to assist people who may need medical help during blackouts.
“There was no form of emergency lighting (Sunday) night.”
Residents had reported that since June last year the LPCI had been unable to provide 24-hour a day electricity but had instead been offering twenty hours a day ie: from 8.00 AM to 4.00AM the next day.
Some said that even this was not guaranteed since the power is sometimes cut off after sixteen hours.
The situation deteriorated following the breakdown of one of the generating sets last week, residents said.
Sections of Lethem were cloaked in darkness last night.
It has been reported that some businessmen who had invested in the area are so disgusted with the situation over the past ten months that they are considering selling out their businesses and investing somewhere else.
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