Comments on: Outsiders dumping garbage in Great Diamond housing area

By: caesar agustus

caesar agustus — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:50:00 +0000

The reason for this dumping is not difficult. The place obviously looks like a dump, and is hence being used as such.A forward dumping zone,with plans to expand future dumping.

By: Jagdesh Mohunlall

Jagdesh Mohunlall — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:33:14 +0000

Complain if you see someone dumping garbage. Don,t dump garbage in this newspaper. We want to maintain a clean environment. If you are a resident of any area in Guyana and see an indiviual dumping garbage challenge that individual. Don,t wait untill he dumps the garbage and leave and then complain. It like to toll booths that we had in Guyana, the drivers would take the receipt and then dump them next to the booth area. You have to say something when you think it is the wrong thing being done.

By: M. Xiu Quan-Balgobind-Hackett

M. Xiu Quan-Balgobind-Hackett — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:08:41 +0000

Pointless to comment anymore, MT. The waters of the Amazon will rise over the imaginary line of the Sierra Acarias and wash Guyana and all of its nastiness into the Atlantic!

By: Georgie

Georgie — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:43:19 +0000

Those, who complain, are the same people who dump their garbage in the city. The chickens have come home to roost. Deal with it!

By: NITTI GRITTI

NITTI GRITTI — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:38:06 +0000

RUPMAN I AGREE WITH YOU, FOR THAT KIND OF MONEY THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT MORE OFFERED. THE ROADS WERE BUILT AND THEY LASTED SIX MONTHS, THE CONTRACTOR JUST GRADED DOWN THE ROAD AND PUT A THIN LAYER OF BITUMEN DOWN AND THEN THE RAINS CAME AND WASHED IT AWAY.

By: michael tannassee

michael tannassee — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:39:45 +0000

… if it’s lost on those who make their homes in this location ,,,, then soon they will come to realise that the dumping of human waste in their b/yard is another “mandela” dump in the making !

it’s just a matter of time b4 the effects is felt !since the “mindlessness continues unabated !,,, SN ,, would u plz tell us who AUTHORISED the dumping of garbage/human waste in this location !

By: Aptie Sookoo

Aptie Sookoo — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:51:33 +0000

As a former senior public health inspector with the Ministry of Health I was always horrified at the volume of solid waste that was scattered around primary and secondary school premises. This unkempt condition also infiltrated the campus of the University of Guyana. I used to attend meetings (1996-2002) at the faculty of health sciences and even though the administration had provided a number of garbage receptacles there was always litter around the building. The litter (consisted of Styrofoam food boxes, single service spoons, forks, plastic wrappers, tissue, news papers…) was consistently observed in the concrete drains and around the garbage receptacles as well as in the immediate vicinity of the building. A person will reasonably expect that students of this faculty as well as primary and secondary schools ought to demonstrate and practice clean environmental practices but indeed it was far from the truth. What behaviour can be therefore expect from adults who have emerged from this environment? My sympathy goes out to Mr. Mahadeo and all his neighbours who are adversely affected by the problem and hopefully the matter will be acted upon by the legislative authority.

By: Rupman

Rupman — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:19:55 +0000

A lot in the Diamond Middle Income housing scheme cost $1.2 million; the most expensive in the country. One would have thought that such an expensive scheme would have come complete with all of the infrastructure including excellent roads, water, electricity. There should also have been playfields and other recreational facilities.

Alas, the diamond scheme’s infrastructure is still extremely primitive in conditions. The roads are deplorable with crater sized holes that can cause a vehicle to become stuck. While there is water and electricity, drainage facilties are very poor. The trenches are all clogged with overgrown vegetation and the vacant house lots are veritable jungles with cows and other animals roaming freely.

There are no recreational facilties anywhere in the scheme. Residents have had to resort to taking to the potholed roads to play cricket as a form of exercise.

So what really was the $1.2 million dollars for? The Ministry of Housing and the government has really sold the residents of this housing scheme short on quality which was promised to them.

By: dove

dove — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:32:39 +0000

is remains a sad state to realise that my fellow guyanese has lost pride in self, community and country. this continuing degredation and self destruction of “oh beautiful guyana”, need to stop. will no one learn and understand that this is also contributing to the flooding situation. what a fine web being woven.

By: ramsammy latchana

ramsammy latchana — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:09:36 +0000

this newspaper should pay a visit to the two dirtiest places on earth

diamond and rosignol stlling and show the public littering at its best