Public Infrastructure Minister David Patterson says the recent removal of street lamps from some sections of Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice, was part of a move to regularise connections to the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) network in the area.
Patterson told Stabroek News that the responsibility for the street lamps is that of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC). However, Region Five Chairman Vickchand Ramphal said the RDC does not budget for street lamps, which he maintained are the responsibility of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) and the Ministry of Public Infrastructure.
Patterson noted that GPL’s officials met with the Region Five Regional Executive Officer (REO) and his engineer in August to determine the contractual agreement for the lamps, which were connected to GPL’s poles and network in the area. The REO confirmed his responsibility for
