Gov’t prohibits trucks from parking on reserves at Ruimveldt

The minister noted that the truckers have attempted to negotiate with the government for alternative locations to conduct their business.

The situation has been further exacerbated by the truckers’ practice of dumping leftover sand on the reserves.

“I have said that them, that if they want to have a discussion, they can come to my office at 3 pm. But from today…we are preventing and prohibiting the parking of sand trucks here for sale,” the minister added.

A sign and barricades will be erected at the site, and any trucks found violating this instruction will be impounded.

“The government has initiated a plan where we will develop a piece of land to put all the articulated vehicles…[a] commercial land, [so] they can rent it. But we just can’t allow the lawlessness to happen,” Minister Edghill asserted.

Traffic ranks of the Guyana Police Force will continue to monitor the area. [Department of Public Information]