Gov’t committee briefs private sector on clean-up drive

On Wednesday, members of the Private Sector Commission met with Norman Whittaker, Minister of Local Government and Regional Develop-ment and the “Clean-Up My Country” Programme Implementa-tion Committee.

A release from Clean-Up My Country committee said that Ramesh Persaud, Chairman of the Private Sector Commission gave kudos to the Minister and his team for the implementation of the clean-up programme. The Chairman also voiced concerns about the sustainability of the government-funded programme, and told the Minister and his team that he will engage the members of the Private Sector Commission as to how they can be of substance and support to the clean-up activities in the longer term.

The release said that Whittaker in his address to the members of the Commission and the Programme