Festival City’s Youth and Parent Organisation has begun a clean-up exercise which aims to restore the community to its former glory, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).
In 1972, Festival City was established to commemorate the hosting of the first Caribbean Festival of the Arts.
Chairman of the Organisation, Richard Taylor told DPI that the clean-up exercise began last week and will “beautify Festival City and return it a very clean environment for residents.”
According to him “it is not just about cleaning the City, but it’s also about making the community more self-sufficient…we’re not just going to clean the community but we are also going to plant it up too.” He said that this means the reserves will be utilised to cultivate fruits and vegetables.
Dr. Simpson DaSilva, a consultant to the organisation stated that the efforts being made are “taking it to another level in terms of community sustainability”.
Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, during a visit to the community yesterday morning, commended the members of the organisation for taking the initiative. Also present at the community visit was head of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), Lieutenant Colonel Kester Craig who pledged the agency’s support.
Craig noted “the CDC’s main role is to reduce risks and a part of risk reduction is ensuring that the communities are clean…so this initiative is in keeping with our roles and responsibilities.”
