Dear Editor,
Over the past three months, every day the Guyana Water Inc (GWI) underground sewerage system in New Market Street (between Main and Carmichael Streets) has been overflowing leaving raw sewage floating in the gutters. Not only are residents subjected to the constant foul smell of raw sewage, but also with a little rain the gutters overflow leaving human excrement floating onto the road and parapets and into yards.
A few weeks ago with heavy rain, the parapets were flooded with at least ankle height water. There is a school in the vicinity. Imagine the children have to walk in water contaminated by sewage to enter and leave their classrooms. In addition, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) Country Office is affected as the said gutter runs alongside its office. What image are we painting of our country to the foreigners?
