Dear Editor,

I WRITE with utter disgust and anger towards the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), whose irresponsible workers damaged a water main while erecting huge steel signs on Friday afternoon last. It was not until they left that I noticed water bubbling up on the roadside, then I concluded that the leakage was as a result of the uncaring act by the workers.

The staff of GECOM is on a drive to erect dozens of large steel signs at various local government communities across Guyana, and I am fearful that they are damaging the GWI network, especially customers’ pipelines and water mains.
I am not receiving a supply of potable water as a result of what I would call a dastardly act by GECOM staffers committed on public property at Cumberland Public Road, East Canje Berbice. Before I even question the waste of our tax dollars in asking whether such humongous elaborate steel signs are even necessary during this election season, I am demanding an explanation from the top echelons of this organization, and an apology both to me and the water utility company for the inconvenience, not to mention wastage of this most precious resource, especially during this prolonged dry spell.
LEON J. SUSERAN