The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) will be responsible for maintaining the ongoing efforts to bring Georgetown back to its pristine condition as the new government moves to have a green city and a green Guyana, President David Granger has said.
The Head of State recently pointed out that the problem in the past was what he described as a cold war between central government and the municipal authority but that war is now at an end. The government, he said, is now moving towards local government elections even as central government has cordial relations with the M&CC as they want to help the council to make Georgetown a capital of an independent state.
“Many visitors coming to Georgetown over the past 20 years or so have been very disappointed at the condition of the city. Well, that will stop now. This is an effort being pioneered by the city council and we want to give them all possible support,” President Granger during the pre-recorded Ministry of the Presidency’s television programme the ‘Public’s Interest.’
He also announced that on October 3, the country would observe a national tree planting day as there is need for more vegetation and for the parks to be restored.
“We want to see a re-greening of Georgetown and we want to take this message to other places like Bartica, Mahdia, Lethem, Mabaruma, we want to see Guyana green again. So it is not just cleaning but also making Guyana more environmentally friendly as well,” the Head of State said.
Since the coalition came into government there have been massive cleanup exercises around the country with citizens and officials alike working together; much emphasis has been placed on the capital, Georgetown.