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Efforts being made to acquire traffic lights-Teixeira

 Guyana Chronicle-November 30th 2004

“THE issue of the non-functioning traffic lights in Georgetown is a sore issue but efforts are being made by my ministry to have this situation corrected in the not too distant future,” says acting Minister of Home Affairs Gail Teixeira.
 

This was part of her message to mark National Road Safety Week from November 28 through December 4.

The theme for the week is “Accidents can be deadly. Use the roads safely.”

Teixeira noted that, at the moment, the ministry is trying to get funds to install about 23 traffic lights at the most crucial intersections.

She said the …


Teixeira concerned over pedestrian deaths-number of vehicles at 122,000

Stabroek News- November 29th 2004

Just two weeks ago road fatalities for the year were pegged at 136, lower than last year, but concern has been voiced about the number of pedestrians dying.

Acting Home Affairs Minister Gail Teixeira is worried about the significant number of pedestrian deaths that make up the figure. “Pedestrians ought to be the safest category of road users since their lives are in their hands. However, this seems not to be the case when 72 lost their lives last year and 55 so far this year,” the minister noted.

But she did not put the blame …


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