For weeks residents of ‘A’ Field Sophia have been without water. It should be murals that remind us of times when people stood in lines waiting for their turn to fill buckets to fetch water to their homes.
Some have projected that Guyana could become like Dubai because of our impressive oil discoveries. Perhaps we are waiting to provide efficient services to all the people only then. Perhaps then Sophia and other communities that have been neglected will finally be prioritised.
There is no doubt GWI has made progress. The cost for water is affordable. However, some communities in Guyana have only recently gained access to potable water. That indicates that GWI has not managed to fully and adequately serve all the Guyanese people. A squatting area in Number 65 Village Berbice, for example, only gained access to potable water a few months ago. I am sure there are communities still waiting.
