Dear Editor,
When Christopher Columbus set sail across the Atlantic, he discovered the West Indies. He had some very interesting stories to tell the King and Queen.
History seems to repeat itself. We now have just learnt that another ‘Columbus’ has made some interesting and ‘criminal’ discoveries at the Harbour Bridge. He then paddled his canoe and stopped at GPL, which is also accessible by water, and stumbled upon yet another discovery. Maybe it is not a discovery as such, because we know each year at this time GPL engages in preparation for the expected high at the Xmas season.
Now while we may survive some short periods of no electricity – although still a high light bill − we cannot survive without water.
So, Columbus must come ashore and walk around to GWI to explore why we are not getting quality water, quantity water and water fit for human consumption.
The PRO claimed at first that it was owing to frequent blackouts and repair/maintenance work that GWI could not provide adequate water to consumers. He also said later that it was because of the non-arrival of alum that water was in short supply.
I hope Mr Columbus discovered at last what the truth is and the real story. Water is a very lucrative business; one litre of water costs more than a litre of gasoline.
Perhaps the CEO wants people to be physically fit. That would indeed be commendable, so all those who reside in upper flats should fetch water. It is good exercise and good to allow more people to enter the water business. And more people will enter the water business because GWI continues to pump ‘gummy-brown’ water for residents to consume.
Sail on Columbus, sail, and ram into the big ship that is sailing away with a lot of hard-earned taxpayers’ money.
Yours faithfully,
Deen
…..Deen chriscol,, died centuries ago ,, so askin him to sail on ,, is like askin ur finger to grow back after a joint was lost from an accident ,, but don’t call me crazy yet,, cos this is a scientific reality ,,there is a new research with findings that is capable of doing this ,, what is more likely for u to hope for is that those who r in these positions where things is coming apart ,, at the seams ,, need to be replaced with those who know that ,, the “delivery of a product/commodity/utility begins with the source of the service,,,,, in the case of water delivery the essentials is a constant source of water to be refined ,, and the machines driving the pumps be in constant working order valves and hydrants should be checked and cleared ,, cleaned and serviced as is necessary ,, failing to have a handle on this is the result of ur frustration ,, and that of many in GY ,, water is indeed big biz in GUYANA ,, cos i know people ,, who sell water to the govt ,, after they steal it
” from ” the govt ,, they also steal the power to run the pump,, to fill the tanks on trucks they use to deliver the water ,, fuel and engine oil is sold by the pumping stations ,, to these ” water tenders ” ,,, they can be seen on the roads ,, all over the country !~,,
what must be done to deliver
Guyana will collapse soon under the heavy weight of failure.
to say columbus discovered the west indies is a total misuse of words he never did
Columbus came to the caribbean and not the west indies, you would have to go west of india to find the west indies.
Okay, guys,you are all talking but still not giving the right definition of what Columbus did. Columbus was the first European to sail to the new world. He did not discover anything here,or anywhere else.People were already living there, and standing right in front of him a few feet away, looking on,when he planted his flag and “took possession of the land as realms in the name of his sovereign Queen Isabella of Spain.” The people standing there were at once his subjects like it or not.Quite a fashionable thing to do in those days.Why? No one was there to do anything about it.