Opposition Leader, Brigadier (ret’d) David Granger is calling on the government to expedite local government reforms so that local government elections can be held soon.
“Local government elections have not been held since 1994 and the time has come when the country cannot continue in this vein,” Granger declared in a statement from the Office of the Leader of the Opposition, noting that the call comes in the wake of a number of issues relating to local democracy.
He said “it is evident that local democracy is being trampled upon. Little regard is