MUCH to our relief, the seasonal rains have returned to Guyana and very much to the South Rupununi, as the pictures on pages 12 and 13 of the 2010-05-18 edition of Stabroek News show.
All over the world – in Europe, in England, in the USA – heavy rains ‘wash away’ the best of roads, bridges and buildings and much more so, our laterite roads. Why could Stabroek News not be satisfied in just reporting, “Rain washes away roads in South Rupununi”? Is Stabroek News not exposing its bias in rushing to the judgement of ‘poor quality roads’?
Two-lane roads, natural surface to asphaltic concrete, across Guyana, would cost from G$5 million to G$200 million per mile, The Ministry of Public Works and Communications strives to do the best that it can with whatever monies we, as a people, as a country, can muster, and within the experience and expertise of our people, and with materials that are available. We remain vigilant against shoddy work, but like the boy who cried ‘wolf’ all the time, Stabroek News is compromising itself as a credible critic.