Still no solution to noise Charity noise nuisance

Aug 16, 2013 Letters

Dear Editor,
The failure by the Charity police to institute prosecution against perpetrators of noise nuisance emerging from business places just under the nose of the station, is responsible for an escalation of the unbearable situation ever so much detrimental to the environment with us being victims as well. This line of action is the only way out to serve as a deterrent and it is within the right of the police to do so as a responsibility and not a favour to protect the society. Unless the law is respected and properly executed, further lawlessness and chaos will be inevitable with victims continuing to suffer all the time. August 2013,it was very much bemusing to us to hear from the S/O of the station that he went no less than 15 times and implored the perpetrators in response to our recent complaint to tone down the volume of the music, and what else do we want him to do, as he had informed us earlier that permit was given to these places by the Essequibo district magistrate to play music loudly. What is quite manifest here is the existence of the nuisance. What was even more ridiculous was his explanation to us that the perpetrators are covered to play loud music at any time under the music and dance licence which is granted on an annual basis by the Magistrate’s Court in the district and as such automatically becomes a recipient of immunity from having to face prosecution. Once there is a violation of there being a noise nuisance from a licensed music premises this will not exculpate the perpetrators from being prosecuted for committing a offence punishable by law. If not, then the permit by the magistrate will be clearly in conflict with the law under section 174A of the summary Jurisdiction ( Offences) Ammendment Act.The issue here is not the music but the nuisance. For reasons best known to the s/o, he made us to understand that the police do not have the power to ask the business owners to produce his or her music licence which we are not in agreement with, so how could the validity be verified or whether there was any at all. Annual renewal is necessary which makes it all important to make a visual inspection. Any business owner can claim having a music licence but the proof is on seeing it and for the public guidance and law enforcement officers, it should be put in a conspicuous place. Our concern is that during the hours of the magistrate court, the music is played at a very low tone and as soon as the magistrate leave the district the music is turned up to a very disturbing level. Could the S/O of the Charity Police Station say who maintains the peace during the hours of the court at Charity, if it is the police, then why not maintain the same peace after the court, as it is during the hours of the court. It would be useful for instructions to come from the top of the force for the appropriate action to be taken to curb this harmful situation once and for all.
Govind Nauth & William Patrick

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