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One of the toilets inside the station. - Sheldon Williams
It was a rather shameful situation that THE WEEKEND STAR encountered when we visited the Stadium Police Station recently.
The station, which was recently renovated, seemed almost perfect; however, a trip to their bathroom facilities would prove otherwise.
There was an obvious discoloration in the toilet bowl and the face basin. Copper in colour, the fittings looked as if they had not been cleaned for over a decade. Added to that, there was a stench coming from the water when the pipe was turned on.
When THE WEEKEND STAR queried about the situation, we were told that the bathroom was cleaned earlier that day.
"The cleaning lady had to get sand from outside to scour the toilet," one officer said.
Another officer explained that the facility has been in its current condition ever since the National Water Commission (NWC) fixed a leakage on the property.
"The problem has been happening since July, there was a leakage to the premises and they (NWC) came and fixed it. From then, the water condition is bad, the colour change and it comes with an odour, it sickening man, di odour just stink," the officer said.
Furthermore, she said, "We just get a facelift and it hard fi know say the bathroom dem look so."
The officers say they are uncomfortable as they are unable to use the bathroom while at work.
"We have to carry water from our homes even to wash our hands. If we work at nights,we can't even brush our teeth in the morning," the officer commented.
THE WEEKEND STAR understands that the matter was reported to the NWC and since then, they have tried to resolve the problem but to no avail.
"We report it every day, they came and looked at it recently, we saw them fixing the hydrants, but it's still the same," the female cop said.
In the meantime, the officers are imploring the NWC to hasten their investigation and fix the problem because their health is at risk.
"They need to hasten their investigation as if it is anywhere else not because it is a police station," the officer expressed.
Meanwhile, corporate public relations manager at the NWC, Charles Buchanan, apprised The WEEKEND STAR that he was unaware of the matter but reasoned that the problem might have been reported to another officer at the commission.
Nonetheless, he emphasised that he would take the necessary steps to address the situation forthwith. "Now that you have brought it to my attention, I'll have persons from our lab go there to check what needs to be done," he remarked.
