An impromptu inspection of the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) power station at Bartica on Saturday uncovered hazardous and unsanitary working conditions.
Although a sign stating “Safety starts here” greets visitors on the front wall of the power station, Junior Minister of Social Protection Simona Broomes and a team of Occupational Health and Safety officials found evidence to the contrary, including spilt oil across the floor of the entire facility.
“They did not care about Bartica,” Broomes said, blasting the previous government. “It’s our duty now… If I condemn, as a minister now, it tells you something. The change that we were speaking about is here now. We have to start it and that is why we are checking the
