Police outpost at Kingston Seawall soon to be operational
As upgrades to the Kingston Seawall continue, a Police outpost will be operationalised soon to enhance the safety of citizens using the recreational space.
This is according to Public Works Minister Juan Edghill, as he gave an update on the Kingston Seawall Beautification Project – executed in collaboration with the Office of the First Lady.
An artistic impression of the Kingston Seawall after upgrades
“We have been able to put in place, which is to be operationalised very soon, a stationary booth for Police presence. In collaboration with the Commissioner of Police, an outpost will be established. All of the facilities are already in place. That area is also supposed to have free Wi-Fi,” the Minister noted.
Proper lighting and safety elements have been added to the area along with refurbished surfaces, a fenced playpark for children, a restaurant area and a restored seawall bandstand.
“We have been able to bring the development all the way down to the ‘I Love Guyana’ sign…I believe that everyone who went out to the Kingston Seawall for Easter would have found a highly enhanced, totally transformed environment that would have been beautiful to the eyes and surprising to many,” Edghill shared.
Due to the volume of persons traversing the area, portable toilets were rented on a monthly basis. However, a structure has been constructed to serve as washroom facilities, equipped with wheelchair access.
With the area now significantly enhanced, the Public Works Minister spoke about cultivating a culture of leaving the environs in a clean state and without any garbage dumped.
“While we put in place facilities, I think we need to bring citizens along into creating that culture where [garbage] must not be left on the seawall or thrown on the ground. We must be able to get them in the garbage containers and receptacles,” he noted.
