The residents of Station Street, Kitty, who have called on authorities to resolve a noise nuisance issue within the community, say that since the letter was sent to the Minister of Public Security in January, nothing has changed.
In a letter seen by this newspaper dated January 15th, 2019, which was written to Minister Khemraj Ramjattan, residents of the area complained that the Roopa’s Bar usually blasts loud music, which affects all neighbours.
When Stabroek News contacted persons who work for Azeem Baksh, the resident who wrote the letter, the workers stated that nothing has changed and they are yet to receive any correspondence from the Ministry of Public Security.
One of the workers told Stabroek News that they have been in contact with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and will be working with the agency to help resolve the issue. The woman went on to say that they had been sending letters since 2015 to the relevant authorities. She stated that they were also advised that the matter may have to go to court.
In a previous report, Baksh also said that before writing the letter to the minister, the residents had contacted the police on numerous occasions but after the police patrols leave, the volume would return to where it was before. The letter had carried signatures of other residents who were affected by the loud music.
Stabroek News contacted one of the proprietors of Roopa’s Bar, who denied that the music at the bar is played at an extreme level. The proprietors stated that the only time there is loud music is when patrons with music sets in their vehicles go to the establishment, open their vehicles, and blast the music.
