Thursday June 09, 2016
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Kaieteur News
Diamond should expect water issue to be fixed within two weeks - GWI Chief Executive Residents of Diamond, East Bank Demerara, roughly 5,000, have been without water for about a week, dating back to June 2. The Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) Well in Diamond has yet again run into problems. Chief Executive of GWI, Dr. Richard Van-West Charles, at a press conference yesterday evening in the Shelter Belt boardroom said that a press conference was not called earlier, because there was no clarity on the issue at hand. He apologised for the level of service that the residents of Diamond have been getting recently. Dr. Van-West Charles said that since assuming his position at the helm of GWI in October 2015, that a specific well in Diamond has been giving some trouble since February. He explained that the current well design is very new for Guyana. He said that the well is probably the only one without a conductor casing, and âmaybe this could be one of the issues.â Operations Manager Dwayne Shako was also present at the press briefing and gave a brief history of the issue the well presented in February, he noted that in the wee hours of the morning he
Chief Executive of GWI Dr. Richard Van-West Charles (2nd right) and Operations Director Dwayne Shako (R of Van-West Charles) received a call that they were pumping mud at the Diamond location. That issue, he noted, was rectified and remedial work was done on the well and was functioning properly until last week. Dr. Van-West Charles stated that GWI has some indication of what the issue is and they are currently working to rectify that issue, he noted that within two weeks GWI should be finished diagnosing and repairing the well. GWI is expected to tender for the first well very shortly and that well is expected to be completed within the next
Dem boys seh ...
GMC boss got MPs pumping De fire people always seh that when you got a house, you got to change de electrical wiring every 20 years. In fact, everybody know that when you house get old is not only de wood does fall apart, de iron too, much less de electric wire. Jagdeo sit down in Public Buildings fuh 23 years and he never think about changing de wire. De PNC get it when it was new and it get old by de time de PPP come out. Fuh all dem years Jagdeo and de clique been deh he raise he pay, he spend money in Skeldon, he spend pun de Amaila Falls, he spend pun de Marriott, he even build he mansion at Pradoville2 but he never see it fit or wise to rewire Parliament Buildings. Dem boys know why. He couldnât spend money pun Parliament because he couldnât get ee cut. All MPs was there and dem woulda see ee glaring cut and dem boys ainât saying is which cut. That is why de auditor cuss till he even invent new cuss words. De auditor seh that de situation was repulsive, disgraceful and he sorry it didnât ketch afire, wid all of dem inside. Dem was de same MPs that mek de GM fuh GMC tell de nation how he spend $111M to buy fertilizer, but when de auditor check he find out that de man use de money fuh buy pumps fuh all of dem in parliament. That is why plenty of dem donât have pickney. Dem pump out de water in Parliament. Talk half and hope dem can pump de water to put out de fire from de old wire
two months. The Chief Executive continued that one well is not sufficient enough to serve some 5,000 residents of Diamond and as a result, he consulted with the Chairman of the Board, Nigel Hinds to construct a second well that is slated to be completed in two months. This well, Van-West Charles said, would serve a dual purpose, for the distribution of âground
waterâ and âsurface waterâ. He stressed the need for at least two additional wells so that residents of Diamond could be the recipients of quality service and quality water. Shako, the Operations Manager, noted that the technical team, on Thursday, saw indications that the well motor was damaged. There were signs that mud had seeped into the well again. He explained that the company had done some
chemical treatment on the well. âWe used aloe and lime to get the mud to settle, then used the well camera to see what was going on in the depth of the well.â According to Shako, at present, GWI is only able to get visibility of about 150 feet. He advised that in the next 24 hours the company will proceed with the chemical treatment of the remaining 500 feet of the well. This will allow for better
visibility to âsee what the problem is.â He said that once the company can assess this, a proper diagnosis and remedial work will be done. The Chief Executive stated that because of the defunct well, residents of Diamond will be provided with water via distribution trucks that will be operating as of tomorrow. Drivers will be operating from 8am to midnight through First Avenue to 21st Avenue.
Ex-policeman jailed for 10 years for 2010 ... From page 8 the court with âPeace and love in the name of Jesus.â He said the new government has given people a chance to earn and live. He asked the court to give him a chance to work and pay compensation to McLean and also pay his tax. âYour worship I will be wasting time in jail and no one including my mother, children and grandson will benefit. Sir, if given a chance to work all will be happy.â Before passing sentence Justice Reynolds admonished the accused on his attitude and belief that everything surrounds him and for questioning the Probation Officer on her work. âFrom interacting with you during the time of the trial, it seems that it is a feature of yours that you intend to superimpose your own way how things should be in the world. The sooner you could recognize that we are all a small part of this universe the better it would be for youâ Justice Reynolds told Joseph that he took a few things into consideration including his age; he has three kids and a grand, his offer of compensation, his plea and request to work in order to pay compensation, his taxes and other good things. âHowever, the Probation Report did not say much in favour of you, either by your
mother or your âsquaddiesâ. It says a sad tale of your attitude. The Jury did not believe your story. You should have walked away instead of stalking the woman.â Justice Reynolds delved into the state of spousal abuse that is hitting the headlines in Guyana at the moment. He said that the recent
newspaper headlines which stated that 10 women have been killed over the past five months, a staggering two women being killed for no reason. âI had between 10 years and 15 years in mind, but due to the brutality of the crime in which an offensive weapon was used, and the woman
was stabbed several times, it was clear that you intended to do away with the victim.â However, the Judge deducted 1½ years for the time the accused spent in jail, another one year for his plea in mitigation and six months for his offer of compensation. The accused was thus sentenced to 10 years in jail.