East Berbice residents say road dust causing health woes

Dust on the road

The residents of East Bank Berbice are at their wits end with the present dust situation in the area, which has been causing several health problems for them.

The residents charged that “crusher run” work was done on the main access road, which resulted in the present dust situation. They also expressed their disgust at the government, who announced that rehabilitation works would have commenced on the road in early June.

Samuel Mona
Gomattie Sugrim

Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, on June 4 in the East Bank Berbice area announced that works on the road would have started the following day, June 5. However, one resident told Stabroek News, “… All them do is lil crusher run, best them did leave the road how it went, because this dust dangerous for our health”.