Lethem’s rapid growth is putting pressure on the government to improve its infrastructure, according to President Donald Ramotar, who says that it will soon be necessary to formally recognise it as a town.
As a result of the commissioning of the Takutu Bridge, government had previously said that Lethem was expected to become a significant frontier town to facilitate increased trading between the borders of Guyana and Brazil.
Speaking to reporters at the end of the annual rodeo at Lethem last weekend,
