Kwakwani, Ituni residents support imposed curfew

– Police monitoring businesses that attempt to flout curfew regulations

The recent curfew that has been implemented by the Regional Health Emergency Committee (RHEC) in Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice) has been endorsed by the residents in that region. The curfew stipulates that no one should be seen on the roadways between 20:00h and 05:00h on a daily basis.
Regional Vice Chairman, Elroy Adolph, who represents Kwakwani and Ituni on the Regional Committee, stated that residents are very supportive of the imposed curfew but noted that some businesses have attempted to flout the regulations.
“Thus far we have been receiving significant support and we have a few and I say a few because it’s just a couple of businesses who feels that because they sell the rum and beers that they shouldn’t close at the stipulated time. However, thanks to the police for their active role in the subregion we have been curbing it significantly,” he posited.
He disclosed that the top brass of the Guyana Police Force in the region along with the RDC hosted a public lecture on Wednesday with the Doctor in Charge of the Kwakwani Hospital, Dr Gregory Harris and other stakeholders to get feedback on the reaction of residents with regards the curfew.
“People have to recognise the urgency and importance that this disease is not only killing people out of Guyana but we are seeing persons in this country also dying thus we must take all required precautions if we are going to fight this together. Our death toll is currently small but if we do not take appropriate action then it has the potential of being large numbers,” he stressed
It was disclosed by the Overseer of the region’s Neighbourhood Democratic Council, Clairasa Hohenkirk that the police intend to be more proactive with some of the businesses that blatantly ignore the curfew regulations, noting that the residents may call for a boycott of these businesses if they continue to operate irresponsibly.
“Region 10 has all come together and implemented measures that seeks to protect all of us and we can’t allow a few who are stubborn or bent on being disobedient to destroy what we are seeking to achieve. If they do not care about our welfare and those within the community and by extension the region, then we would return the favour of not being interested in supporting their businesses,” Hohenkirk lamented.
The NDC Overseer stressed that with the collective approach being taken by all, she urged business owners who continue to offer resistance that their support is pertinent to the overall success of this initiative.
It was further highlighted that the three river crossing services are in operation from 06:00h to 18:00h each day.