SCHOOL dormitories and health facilities have been “criminally” interrupted, along with timely access to goods and services following the recent resort to road blockages along the Linden, Ituni and Kwakwani road corridors.

Worse yet, the blockage interrupted transportation links and produced wide-ranging effects in many sectors of the economy, sectors that depended on road transportation for performance.
Secretary to the Cabinet, Dr Roger Luncheon made these observations yesterday when he spoke at his weekly post-Cabinet press conference at the Office of the President in Georgetown.
Cabinet has noted that the “callous” disruption of traffic has contravened the law. Furthermore, the failure of the Opposition to condemn those actions has essentially emboldened the protesters, Luncheon noted.
Subsequently, the protesters now defy law enforcement officials and threaten to escalate their protests. “At best, the suffering of those affected begs the question, “Who benefits from these road blockages?”
Meanwhile, police has so far arrested ten men and four women who were involved in the road blockages, and they have all been placed before the court and charged.
The Police Force also reported that persons used several coconut tree trunks to block the roadway at the Kwakwani Waterfront, but they were subsequently removed.
The police said it has no objection to persons conducting peaceful protests, but when protests degenerate into unlawful acts infringing on the rights of other citizens, the police will as a consequence have to take the appropriate action.
Road users and residents in the affected area have been protesting the state of the road since last Friday.