Shastri Boodan
Residents of Pierre Road, Charlieville are calling on the Chaguanas Borough Corporation to remove household rubbish from the roadside. Randy Lall, 40, said the problem has been ongoing since last December.
Lall claimed that scavenging crews operate on an erratic basis.
“Since Christmas to now, sometimes once for the week they passing, sometimes they eh passing," he said.
Lall said it has been almost two weeks since the mound of rubbish in his overflowing dustbin was cleared.
Lall said he called the Mayor, who informed him that the contractors were sending a truck. However, none came.
When contacted Mayor Faaiq Mohammed said he too was at the mercy of the scavengers and there was a pile of rubbish in front of his house since last week.
Mohammed said changes are coming and he plans to hold a special statutory meeting at the start of the new financial year.
Mohammed said the Public Health Department has contacted the scavenging contractor for the area.
However, he was still waiting for them to pass. He said the Borough spends $13 million annually for the service of eight scavenging contractors.