Garbage being dumped in the Pomeroon River
Regional Chairperson, Vilma De Silva, during her address at the recent RDC meeting
Regional Chairperson, Vilma De Silva, during her address at the recent RDC meeting

-Regional Chairperson says this will not be tolerated

REGION Two Chairperson Vilma De Silva will be working assiduously in the coming weeks to address the alarming reports of noise nuisance and the dumping of garbage in the Pomeroon River.

She made this disclosure during the March 10 statutory meeting of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC), which was held at Anna Regina.

De Silva, under the subject line ‘Any other business of the council’ remarked that she has been receiving numerous complaints from residents that persons are deliberately playing loud music in the housing schemes.

She said that since this new trend is having a negative effect on the elderly, she will be following up the issue with the Guyana Police Force.

Additionally, she said she will be working with major stakeholders to clamp down on those workshop operators that are using heavy-duty equipment in residential areas. According to De Silva, the sound of the equipment is also contributing to noise nuisance in those communities.

Another concern that needs addressing is the dumping of garbage in the Pomeroon River, she said. The Regional Chairperson made it clear that she will not tolerate such a practice under her stewardship. De Silva, who is passionate about eco-tourism, said that it is quite distressing to see that residents and vendors in the Charity area are indiscriminately dumping their waste into the Pomeroon River.

De Silva told the RDC that she will be pursuing the matter with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and commented that anyone who is found dumping garbage in the waterway will be punished. She used the opportunity to encourage persons living in the Charity area and other parts of the Essequibo Coast to utilise the dumpsites at Lima and Charity.

She also made calls for minibus and hire car operators to ensure that they carry a black bag in their vehicle so that passengers can properly dispose of their garbage.

De Silva said that Essequibo is known as one of the cleanest regions in Guyana and as such, called on her fellow Essequibians to practise good hygiene.

Meanwhile, Opposition Councillor Mark Mc Lean supported the call for drivers to utilise plastic bags for the proper disposal of garbage. He said that residents of Anna Regina are also littering the Anna Regina Public Road, especially the one that leads to the Mainstay Resort. He urged the council to put systems in place so that the litterbugs can be caught.

Mc Lean also reminded that the road leads to the most attractive black water resorts and as such, the area should be clean at all times.

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