Dear Editor,
Those in authority in this country seems to be harboring a debilitating misbelief that if you ignore facts then they will go away with time. However, what they have failed to recognize is that ignoring negative things that need to be fixed can not only be counterproductive but destructive as well.
I have written a letter to the press expressing my utter disappointment on how the noise pollution on the Upper Corentyne areas are negatively affecting the residents, especially the more vulnerable, through the illegal use of 1200 watts amplifiers and loudspeakers to do mobile advertising and vending. I have also pointed out that the Commander of the GPF in Region 6 should not be the one to grant permission to do this. The Environmental Protection Agency is the body responsible for this.
The scenario has not changed. In fact the scenario is getting worse since it now seems that only a particular person is given permission to conduct this illegal mobile advertisement.
The EPA has failed, the Public Security Minister has failed, the Commander of the Region has failed so I do feel it will be futile to call upon the authorities to do anything.
Yours sincerely,
Muhammad Mustapha
