The Sunday seawall lime in Georgetown

Dear Editor,
It appears that the Sunday seawall lime has become ingrained into Guyana’s cultural landscape. In fact, the way this is coming over is that even Mother Nature has offended the frequenters of this Sunday lime.
Street parties can be a good way for residents to meet and socialise. This can actually turn out to be one of the rocks on which our communities can develop.
The events can be held anytime, not only for national celebration days. Most people attend, from all ages and backgrounds, and the events are usually self-organised and funded.
However, some thought must go into these street activities. First, what is being done for all those people who suffer inconvenience because of this lime? Many citizens have complained that the noise is disruptive and continues until the wee hours of the morning. People have stopped calling the police and I can understand why. They are sometimes there, mildly enjoying themselves.
In fact, this move to clean and fix up the precinct for liming, while currently trying desperately to relocate the lime, says that it is right and quite legal to make noise and even litter.
The cleanup the next day defeats any purpose at making appeals for a cleaner environment.
I am forced to ask who these limers are. What do they offer to the general well-being of the country? I wish for the monitoring of these carousers who have to drive or ride home.
This lime, in many ways too, is promoting traffic misdemeanours.
If the minister can give this kind of attention to the gaping pot holes that spring up after a heavy rainfall, then I think that the good people of Guyana will be most happy. I want to know what and where are our priorities.
The access road to the University of Guyana (UG) is in perpetual erosion. The traffic there is always at go-slow. If this catering for the lime attitude can be shifted to this UG access road, I think that a bigger, better and permanent good will be done. It is time for some serious introspection. What are we promoting in Guyana? I am for recreation, but not in any old way. There must be control, law and order.
Also, the noise level must not invade a living area. It is so gross for one man’s fun to interrupt another’s wellbeing.
Then if this lime is going to allow for revellers to just imbibe and release pent-up emotions, then accommodation must be made.
Those who drink must not be allowed to drive. As for the garbage build-up, there must be a way to deal with this. Since the country is now pushing tourism and sanitation, this garbage build-up must not be here to face the public on Monday, as joggers go to exercise and people drive to work.
Respectfully yours,
Carmen DeFreitas