Caribbean Corner

Guyana's Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Sonia Parag, said on Thursday during an end-of-year press conference at the Arthur Chung Conference Center, Ogle, that the City Council in Georgetown, which collects the largest amount of tax revenue, has a mandate for garbage collection and keeping the city clean. The municipality is responsible for the timely and proper garbage collection in Georgetown. However, according to Parag, her ministry has, on several occasions, taken on the responsibility of cleaning up the city. After years of neglect, City Hall has undergone total restoration to its historic glory. After years of neglect, it is just one of many projects completed in partnership with the King of England underpinning. "The central ministry has supported the council time and time again in the last year. We've had several instances where persons have called the ministry directly for assistance, and we have responded. His Excellency, in his...