Georgetown Chamber wants audit of City Hall finances

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) wants the finances of City Hall to be subjected to an urgent and scrupulous audit exercise in order to create a convivial environment in which the recently elected municipal administration can function.

 Georgetown Mayor Patricia Chase-Green
Georgetown Mayor Patricia Chase-Green

“With new management in charge of running the affairs of the city the logical step should have been an audit of the affairs of the City Council, in particular its financial affairs in order to uncover and discover weaknesses in the system which need to be addressed in order to avoid putting the current City Council in further difficulties,” President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) Vishnu Doerga has told the Stabroek Business.

“Running a broken system is not going to work for City Hall. It will have to ensure that the