Dear Editor,
The entire population, especially, the dwellers of Georgetown should welcome the news of a plan to restore this capital city to its pristine state.
In any country, the capital is supposed to be the showpiece, but regrettably our city, now two hundred years old, has experienced a decline in law, order, discipline and sanitation within recent times. We are aware that our garden city is now called one of garbage and uncleanliness. Dealing with these problems is everyone’s business as a matter of pride and patriotism.
It is hoped that the committees formed in this national exercise have within their mandate the task of dealing with the debacle of Le Repentir, our main cemetery. Scores of letters have been written over the years about the problems of Le Repentir. There have been many suggestions but much progress has not been made. The section between Cemetery Road and St. Stephen’s Street is a virtual jungle. I daresay that the dead must be “turning in their graves” or crushed by the growth of massive trees and dense undergrowth.
Speaking about cemeteries is an unpleasant topic but the deceased also have rights. Let us compare how we manage our systems with the way other countries do and we will see a vast difference. It is believed that many people resort to cremation because of the problems encountered in burial. Let us hope that persons can trace the tombs of their loved ones provided the sexton’s office has reliable records.
Finally, we wish the committees success in their Herculean task in renewing the age-old great reputation that Georgetown once boasted of. Our laws need to be revised to impose stiffer penalties on those who indulge in wanton littering.
Yours faithfully,
Malcolm Maynard
