Lethem road works team removed for slacking off

A section of the Lethem trail in the vicinity of Corkwood, which had been in a slushy state in mid-2010 following the annual May/June rains.

A road works team, which had been placed along a section of the Lethem trail for maintenance, was recently removed from the area for dereliction of duty.

Reports are that the team, which had been placed along the roadway late last year to upgrade and maintain the roadway between the Kuru-pukari Crossing and Lethem, was removed after inspections by the Works Ministry found that scheduled works were not completed.

Region Nine Chairman Clarendo Lucas told Stabroek News recently that while he could not pronounce on works associated