AS an ardent crusader for the environment, I have penned several letters concerning our environment.  My last was titled: “The dying of the mighty Pomeroon River”.
Recently, a prominent businessman chose it fitting to cut down mangrove trees along the Pomeroon River dam in Charity. This area is designated a disaster zone, which was announced by the then Minister of Transport and Hydraulics, Anthony Xavier. According to the newscast carried on RCA TV Ch 8 on 20-09-2012, the businessman was not granted permission by the NDC or the River and Sea Defence Board to destroy or erect any structure.
As a citizen of Charity, I wish to sound a call for the authorities to take the bull by the horns and put Charity on the government periscope.
Charity is fast becoming a busy business hub and proper organisation and layout of the area must be done so as to have a well designed plan of what we would like the community to be like. Many laws are being bypassed or flouted by citizens, businesses, and those who go to sell on Mondays.
I look forward for drastic action to be taken so as to get our area well designed and preserved.