Non Pareil woman opted to fetch water over GWI’s $160,000 service cost

Benneta Kissoon and one of her boys fetching water from a kind-hearted neighbour to her home across the road along the Railway Embankment at Non Pareil, East Coast Demerara. (Photo by Arian Browne)

Benneta Kissoon, the woman pictured on the front page of the February 10th edition of Stabroek News fetching water on a cart, says she did apply to Guyana Water Incorporat-ed (GWI) for service around three years ago but decided not to proceed with it due to the high cost.

Kissoon’s photo, showing her pulling the water cart with the help of one of her children at Non Pareil,