Georgetown Mayor Hamilton Green has extended Youman Nabi, Good Friday and Phagwah greetings to citizens.
In his Youman Nabi message, Green said that even as the spirit of caring and sharing love is emphasized, there should be contemplation on ways to improve the general conditions of the city. “One such way is getting involved in community programmes and activities, which must focus in helping Georgetown to recapture the name ‘The Garden City'”, he stated. The mayor said that this required unity, understanding and a consciousness and willingness to work in every facet of society and wished citizens a Happy Youman Nabi.
Meanwhile, in his Good Friday message, Green noted that a major theme was good neighbourliness and stated that this was the key to the general development and progress of our society. “Sadly, this value is noticeably absent in many of our local communities. This results in a worrying disrespect for the rights and properties of others. As a result, it is easy for homeowners to indiscriminately dump their waste onto parapets and into drains without any though of the consequences of their actions, others, who must use these facilities and the general environment.”
The mayor said that therefore, as citizens reflect on the sacrifice of Jesus, they also think of ways to improve relations with neighbours and the socio-economic and environmental condition of the communities.
Extending Phawgah greetings, Green said that “as you celebrate, let it bring our people closer together in unity, regardless of race, colour and religious and other persuasions. Let us remember that in unity, there is strength – a value needed to arrest the degeneration of the spiritual and moral fabric of our society”.
The city mayor said that as persons celebrate “the purity of your incentives would be reflected in our local communities and the general environment”. He declared that yards must be clean and tidy, free from overgrowths and accumulations of rubbish and other things. There should be a general sense of neighbourliness and goodness, to work together for the common good of all, he added.
