I have seen over the years that a lot of people have been building structures of a varying nature on government reserves, filling in drains that are necessary in the drainage network in communities, taking up part of the road shoulder and hampering the flow of traffic.

All of these things have been happening and even though, for the cases that have been publicised, there were repeated notices to these people, it has been business as usual as these people disregard the laws and carry on their lawlessness and blatant disrespect for others.

What strikes me as funny, however, is the fact that a well known newspaper that is quick to point out what it deems to be corruption makes it look as though government is wrong to have these structures removed. If the Kaieteur News examines the by-laws of the City and the building codes, it would see that all of these people are in clear violation of those laws and codes.

Instead of jumping on the bandwagon and blowing a trumpet, the newspaper should take some time to get some research done on this issue and pay attention to what has been happening. Government has been working to ensure that the parapets and other reserves are free of encumbrances, and the newspaper would be aware of the dangers that these illegal structures pose.

The point is that at the end of the day these structures are illegal and must be removed. Why when these structures are being removed after due notice is given as in the case of the K.P Thomas issue, why do the media see it as Minister Benn having a personal vendetta against whoever owns the particular structure? Am I to believe that in criticising the authorities for removing these structures that the Kaieteur News is condoning such behaviour and feels that the lawlessness should be allowed to proliferate?
LAURA SINGH