By Nicosia Smith
Lack of access, high cost of items and dearth of jobs could see the demise of Ituni, if not corrected soon. On a visit to the community last week, Stabroek News could also see obvious signs of physical decay.
Over the years, the Linden-Ituni corridor has caused many travellers headaches as well as heartaches; the deplorable road is also keeping Ituni decades behind in development.
The once-thriving community is succumbing to inaccessibility with many of its residents leaving. Cedric Murphy of Paw Variety Store in the small community told Stabroek News last week, “The road is the biggest problem right now.”
For example, he explained that vehicles were afraid to traverse the road too often, and this impacted on business because the supply trucks did not visit as often.
