Dear Editor
MR. PRESIDENT, I am writing this letter from Enterprise, East Coast Demerara. We are having a lot of problems in our once beautiful village. First, I must thank the people of Guyana for electing you to the highest office. I can see you mean good for all Guyanese. I am so sorry you were not elected years ago.

Enterprise is 15 miles from Georgetown, one mile south from the main Highway. The PPP/C always get the most votes here, but in the past 23 years they have forgotten us, neglected us, treated us with little respect and hardly did any development for us. But in May 2015 the people had enough and quite a number of people voted for the coalition government and you became the elected President.

Among our problems is noise nuisance–too much loud and vulgar music all over the place day and night. At the moment of writing the noise is unbearable. On the 9th January about 1:30 am, a loud music started in Jagan Street, close to the Christian Church and very close to the Hindu Mandir and two houses away from a Member of Parliament’s mother-in-law who is in her late 80s. The person was playing his music from his small white car and if you hear the curse words from the music. Several calls were made to the nearest police station, Vigilance, which is five minutes away by driving, but honestly no help or assistance was given. This music woke up most of the hard-working people and school children and finally stopped about 4:30 am. Tell us Mr. President, who to call and seek help [from] in the middle of the night.

Since the Super Bet Gambling shop came to Park Street is more problems. Gambling all hours, plenty noise, smoking of illegal substances, loud and vulgar language and how the authority allow licence to operate one house away from a place of worship; that licence should have never been issued or it should be revoked now. This betting shop increases a lot of petty thieves, drugs smoking and people not feeling safe again.

Also of great concern is the ruthless bus service. A lot of letters have been written of the buses. They play the most loud music and we, the travelling public, have to endure it, whether it’s senior citizens, sick infants; there is no respect being shown. Then it’s the overload of the buses. How can a bus, Mr. President, leave Enterprise, travels 15 miles to the city, pass so many police stations and not being stopped or being charged, all because some police are allegedly accepting money from the bus drivers for breaking the rules. Do a survey and see if the bus driver is paying tax and have NIS coverage. Of great concern too is too much illegal rum shops where private car drivers will stop and drink and open up their loud music and disturb the neighbourhood.

Please Mr. President, with your help and the Ministers in your government and the police, the Crime Chief, the Police Commissioner, the Guyana Defence Force, caring citizens and the media, if steps are soon taken, we will have some quiet and peace and development under your presidency.

We feel there should be a police outpost set up soon in Enterprise to assist with our many problems or allow the Guyana Defence Force to set up a base to do some patrol day and night. My final word and wish to you is I pray and hope that God will protect you and give you long years and good health to bring back the pride which we had but was destroyed by the previous government.

Regards
Concerned citizen