Govt to amend laws to better address noise nuisance, littering 

See full statement from the Attorney General Chambers:

The Safe Country initiative remains among our Government’s highest priorities. Making our roadways and public places safer is a crucial factor in this equation.

In keeping with recent public disclosures on this matter by His Excellency President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali and in accordance with His Excellency’s directive, the Attorney General’s Chambers will lead in an initiative involving the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Public Service & Government Efficiency, the Guyana Police Force, the National Data Management Authority and other important stakeholders to construct and populate a digital registry with crucial information of road users including data regarding their licensing particulars and their antecedents as road users including previous charges and/or convictions of road traffic and related offences.

The Judiciary, the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Guyana Police Force, the Guyana Prison Service, the Probation Department, the Guyana Revenue Authority and other important institutions of State and Government will have digital access to this registry. This measure will allow for greater and more efficient enforcement of our road traffic legislative framework, specifically, the diligent enforcement of penalties such as the Demerit Point System that authorises the suspension and revocation of drivers license for different categories of offences such as, inter alia, drunken driving and motor manslaughter.

Additionally, based upon His Excellency’s direction, the Attorney General’s Chambers is ready with a new wave of legislative amendments to the Motor Vehicle and Road Traffic Act and related legislation, to address issues such as noise nuisance, including, that which emanates from motor vehicles and littering in public places.

These measures form part of the Government’s continuing efforts to enhance public safety in Guyana, especially on our roadways and public spaces.