We appeal to the Traffic Chief to respond to the increase in road accidents in Lethem

Accidents in Lethem has been on the increase in recent times. Sometime last year, the former Divisional Commander and other police ranks met with residents of St. Ignatius village in an effort to offer better service and protection to the citizens of the bordering town of Lethem and neighbouring St. Ignatius village, in the Rupununi. This was a welcome gesture for the villagers, since the interactions with the public would have created a good relationship with the police and the public at large. One concern that I shared at that meeting, was the increase in traffic and careless road users, especially motorcyclists that are a threat to the lives of pedestrians. Hence, there is an urgent need for traffic wardens to be trained and placed on the streets in Lethem to assist the traffic ranks at Lethem. I am one hundred percent certain that my suggestion would be supported by other concerned citizens in the town of Lethem and St. Ignatius village. I am making a special appeal to the Traffic Chief of the Guyana Police Force, so he can make some intervention in this matter. I also wish to commend the staff of the Lethem Regional Hospital for their prompt response to these accidents in recent times. However, the medical staff dispatched to render assistance at these accidents need to be accompanied by a doctor who can make an on-site

assessment to determine the severity of injuries received by persons, as a precautionary measure, before they are placed into the ambulance.