Solid waste deal signed for six municipalities

Brazil’s Ambas-sador to Guyana, Luiz Gilberto Seixas de Andrade (right) making brief re-marks as the United Nations Develop-ment Fund, Resi-dent Coordinator for Guyana, Khadija Musa (centre), and the Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Norman Whittaker listen. (GINA photo)

The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development on Tuesday signed a US$1.5M ($300M) agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for solid waste management. The Guyana Solid Waste Management Project will see the purchase of two compactor trucks and other equipment to strengthen solid waste management in the six municipalities.

The three-part project is being funded by the India/Brazil/South Africa (IBSA) Trust Fund and is being implemented by the UNDP, a release from the Government Information Agency (GINA) said. It will see the rehabilitation of six municipal markets in Georgetown,