Crime Chief reminds public that consistently loud music is a crime
CRIME Chief Seelall Persaud reminded the public yesterday that it is a crime to play loud music consistently and, under the criminal law, police can investigate and take action.
He offered the reminder in light of the pile-up of complaints countrywide, with the exception of hinterland areas.
The Assistant Commissioner said there are cases in which police have received numerous complaints and, once they observe it is consistent, they ask offenders to turn down the volume. That   is for the prevention mode but for disturbance reports statements are taken and the necessary prosecution follows.
He pointed out that persons have been taken to court for noise nuisance but not in interior locations.

Meanwhile, Taajnauth Jadunauth, a member of the National Commission on Law and Order said, yesterday, that the noise nuisance is a major problem in his village, Enmore, East Coast Demerara.
He said he is greatly affected by loud music which is played from early morning until late in the night.
Jadunauth said he is in the process of writing a letter to the Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) to seek its intervention, as he is quite frustrated and hopes something can be done to address the issue.
Chairman of the Private Sector Commission (PSC), Ramesh Dookhoo said he did not want to comment.
Only last week, the Ministry of Home Affairs said it continues to receive numerous complaints from senior citizens, the sick, working parents, students and several other law- abiding people, who are being affected by loud, repetitive and continuous noise emanating from a range of places in the different police divisions.
The ministry said, in a release, that, after verifying the validity and justification of the complaints, the relevant Divisional Commanders of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) have been provided with the details and directed to take appropriate action.

These commanders have been directed to take appropriate action to ensure that: Subsection (1) of Section 174A of the Summary Jurisdiction (Offence) Act as amended by Act No. 1 of 1989 states the following:
“No person shall, in any road, street, public place or land or in building or premises, by operating or causing or suffering to be operated any stereo set, juke box, radio, wireless loudspeaker, gramophone, amplifier, automatic piano or similar instrument of music, or by any other means whatsoever, make or cause or suffer to be made any noise which shall be so loud and so continuous or repetitive as to cause a nuisance to occupants of any premises in the neighbourhood.”

The ministry said the Police Force will be adopting ‘a no nonsense approach’ and the full force of the law to deal with offenders.
A summary conviction for such an offence carries a fine of not less than $7,500 nor more than $15,000, imprisonment for six months and a second or any subsequent conviction  a fine of not less than $20,000 and imprisonment for 12 months.

**SOME OF THE PLACES UNDER THE ‘NOISE NUISANCE RADAR’

“A” Division

Place    Address     
1.   

Bloomsdale Night Club    Durban Street, Lodge     
2.   

Rum Shop    295 Herstelling, E.B. D     
3.   

Jerries Night Club    Waterloo Street, Georgetown     
4.   

Soca Paradise Bar    Eccles, E.B.D     
5.   

Bollywood Night Club    Providence, E.B.D     
6.   

Latino Bar    Hadfield and Lime Streets, Georgetown      
7.   

Corners    Calendar Street and Independence Boulevard, Albouystown     
8.   

Lambada Liquor Restaurant     Providence, E.B.D      
9.   

Residence    Lot 5 Second Street, Garden of Eden, E.B.D     
10.   

Residence    256 Third Street, Herstelling, East Bank Demerara      
11.   

Residence    499 Third Street, Herstelling, East Bank Demerara     
12.   

Manjet Beer Bar    John and Joseph Pollydore Streets     
13.   

Church     239 Cummings Street, South Cummingsburg     
14.   

Wood Work & Furniture Work Shop    255 Fern Drive, South Ruimveldt Park, Greater Georgetown     
15.   

Street Dance at Curtis Street    Curtis Street, Albouystown      
16.   

Clerical and Commercial Workers Union     Waterloo and Quamina Streets, South Cummingsburg      
17.   

Furniture Manufacture shop    Lot 133 Samantha Point Grove, E .B D     
18.   

Residence     439 Samantha Point Grove, E .B D     
19.   

Residence    440 Samantha Point Grove, E .B D     
20.   

Desmond Taxi Service    311 Third Street Grove, E. B .D     
21.   

New Wave Taxi Service    Norton Street between Camp and George Street     
22.   

Splash Wash Bay & Service Centre    Lot 247-248 BB Eccles, East Bank Demerara      
23.   Welding Shop    Second Avenue, Eccles Housing Scheme      
24.   Scrap Metal Business     372-373 Craig , E.B.D      
25.   Light House Chapel International    Freeman Street, East La Penitence      
26.   Igreja Assembleia De Deus Na linguista     Portuguese Church    339 Cummings Street, South Cummingsburg     

“B” Division

Place    Address     
1.   

Palace Beer Garden , Liquor Restaurant and Taxi Service    78 Corriverton, Berbice     
2.   

Twins Beer Garden Liquor Restaurant    78 Corriverton, Berbice     
3.   

Jai Electronic & CD Shop    78 Corriverton, Berbice     
4.   

City Parlour take away service    78 Corriverton, Berbice     
5.   

Station View Food Restaurant, Disco & Liquor Restaurant  & Beer Garden     Springlands, Berbice      
6.   

Residence    Betsy Ground, Berbice     
7.   

Joan’s Grocery Shop    Betsy Ground, Berbice     
8.   

Residence    Betsy Ground, Berbice     
9.   

Lenny’s Night Club    Cumberland, Berbice     
10.   

Sunset Restaurant & Bar    Cumberland, Berbice     
11.   

Rum Shop    Lot 8 Section A, Cotton Tree, W.C.B     
12.   

Liquor Parlour    Lot 8 School Street, Section A, Cotton Tree Village W.C.B     
13.   

Illegal liquor Parlour     Section A, School Street, Cotton Tree, W.C.B      
14.   

Assembly of God Church     Maygai Street , Bath Settlement      
15.   

Mahogany Hotel    Corriverton , Berbice     
16.   

Liquor shop    Lot 626 Referendum City, Bath Settlement     
17.   

Inner Circle     Plantation Ross, W.C.B       

“C” Division

Place    Address     
1.   

Hang Out Bar    Industry, East Coast Demerara     
2.   

Residence           Sophia, Greater Georgetown     
3.   

Residence           567 B Field Sophia, Greater Georgetown     
4.   

Residence            Lot 910, Second Field Cummings Lodge,   Greater Georgetown     
5.   

Residence          C Field Sophia, Greater Georgetown     
6.   

Residence          West Road and Rolex Street, Plaisance, E. C. D     
7.   

Residence     Lot 41 Longwood Enmore, East Coast Demerara     
8.   

Work Shop    Success, East Coast Demerara     
9.   

Residence    Mahaica, East Coast Demerara     
10.   

Residence    Paradise, E.C.D     
11.   

Club 65    Hope Front, Enmore, E.C.D     
12.   

Residence    Golden Grove New Housing Scheme     
13.   

Rum Shop    LBI  Railway Embankment Line E.C. D     
14.   

Bethel Wesleyan Church    Bachelor’s Adventure     
15.   

Residence    West Road and Roles Street, Plaisance, E.C.D     
16.   

Grocery Shop    77    North Good Hope ,Mahaica     
17.   

Rum Shop    64    Hand en Veldt, Mahaica     
18.   

Residence    71    North Good Hope, Mahaica     
19.   

Residence    89    Good Hope, Mahaica     
20.   

Benav Hotel Restaurant & Bar    Narine Street, Better Hope, E. C. D     
21.   

White Chair Liquor Shop    Hope West, E.C.D     
22.   

Mike Rooplall’s liquor Shop    Enmore/ Foulis, ECD     
23.   

Black Battie Bar    Lusignan West, East Coast Demerara     
24.   

Play Boy Hide Out Bar    256 Seventh Street, Success, E.C.D     
25.   

Wesleyan Church    Helena #1 Public Road Mahaica     
26.   

Residence     Good Hope, Mahaica      
27.   

Liquor Restaurant    LBI Railway Embankment, E.C.D      

“D” Division

Place    Address     
1.   

Caribbean Temptation Liquor Restaurant    Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara     
2.   

Body Work Shop    Resource Canal #2, West Bank Demerara     
3.   

Open Air Activities    Stanleytown West Bank Demerara     
4.   

Residence    Blankenburg,  Squatting Area W.CD     
5.   

Yarrow Rum shop     Vreed-en-Hoop Junction     
6.   

Aracari Resort    Versailles  west Bank Demerara     
7.   

Residence    Lot 102 Third Street, Meten-Meer-Zorg     
8.   

Rum Shop     Lot 4 Good Hope Canal #1, West Bank Demerara     
9.   

King’s Den    Cornelia Ida, W.C.D     
10.   

Residence    48 Leonora Station Street,  W. C. D     
11.   

Green Palace Liquor Restaurant    Parika Old Road     
12.   

Residence    2016 Tuschen Housing Scheme     
13.   

Parika Salem Sports Club Ground    Parika Village      

E & F Division

Place    Address     
a.   

Nubie Brazilian Bar     Bartica     

“G” Division

Place    Address     
1.   

Rice Mill    Dryshore, Essequibo Coast     
2.   

Saw Mill    Airy Hall, Essequibo     
3.   

Healing Hands Faith Centre & Deliverance Ministry    Charity, Essequibo