MINISTER of Local Government and Regional Development, Mr. Norman Whittaker along with other officials from the subject Ministry met with officers of the Regional Democratic Council, and the Neighbourhood Democratic Council to address issues facing the region and the Bartica community.

Items of grave concern on the agenda included the absence of progress on the current regional solid waste management programme, for which it was reported that the contractor who was awarded the contract to identify and develop a sanitary land fill site, similar to that of Haags Bosch, had been “lackedaisical” in getting the works done.

Subsequent to that meeting, Whittaker met with the Chairman of the Interim Management Committee of th Bartica Neighbourhood Democratic Council.