Maintaining that the City Council is trying its best to manage the capital’s drainage system, Mayor Ubraj Narine on Friday rebuffed a request by the Local Government Com-mission for full disclosure on actions taken against any pump attendants whose negligence may have contributed to flooding.
On Thursday, the Local Government Commission wrote acting Town Clerk Sherry Jerrick and requested that she provide information within 24 hours on actions taken against pump attendants whose negligence may have contributed to flooding in many areas around Georgetown.
At a press conference yesterday, Narine maintained that the Local Government Commission does not have the authority to instruct the Town Clerk of the council as he suggested that the body was trying to dictate to the staff of the Mayor of City Council.