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“We at the ministry have been taking our own initiatives to bring about an improved service. Quite recently, we have again engaged a number of sector ministries with a view to arriving at several decisions,” he said.
One decision has to do with identifying the areas where there are huge piles of garbage; another has to do with the measures the ministry will take to address the issue; and the third has to do with which of the ministries will take up the responsibility of bringing about the delivery of these services.
“Staff (members) of the ministry (of Local Government) have been engaged in visiting the various groups. The city of Georgetown is divided into ten groups. Private contractors Cevon’s Waste Management and Puran Brothers Disposal Services have responsibility for groups 1 to 6 and 9 and 10, while the City Council has responsibility for groups 7 and 8, for the market area, and for the commercial sector,” Whittaker said.
However, it is those areas that fall under the M&CC that represent the “greatest concern” to the ministry. “So we have our officers visiting these areas and interacting with the people (and) documenting their recommendations. And we expect to be able to meet again next Friday (January 11) to determine who will bring about the change.”
Meanwhile, the Local Government Ministry plans working along with Guyenterprise to launch a solid waste public awareness exercise on January 9.
“For this reason, we will meet at the Haags Bosch Landfill Site, where there will be the handing over of bicycles to solid waste workers. This awareness programme will include the 14 NDCs (Neighbourhood Democratic Councils) that are targeted. So it’s not just for the Georgetown municipality,” Whittaker informed.
