WHILE there continues to be division at City Hall, Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon said there is still a faction at the Council that is giving its support to the ‘Clean-up my country’ exercise. 

At his post-Cabinet media briefing Wednesday, Dr. Luncheon said, “The City Hall is visibly divided. I think it would be fair to say that the Mayor is on one side and is doing his best to do the worst possible that could be done if things do not evolve according to the mayor’s script, if I don’t get my way there will be no way.”
Dr. Luncheon however noted, “There are others who are of a saner disposition in the City Hall, who are working with the administration and with whom the objective of the Clean- up Georgetown resonate, and it is with those the Ministry (Local Government) and its team from the Solid Waste department is working.”
During the National Budget 2014 presentation, the Finance Minister announced a $1B allocation for a clean-up my country exercise.
Of that allocation, $500M was allocated for a massive city clean-up which is underway while the remaining sum was allocated for other clean-up projects around the country.
A technical committee comprising various stakeholders was set up, with the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development spearheading the activities.
Before the clean-up exercise commenced, consultations were held in communities which would be benefiting from the initiative.  (GINA)