CABINET has pledged to provide the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) with $100M for urgent renovation works, Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon announced yesterday. 

Speaking at his usual post-Cabinet news conference at the Office of the President, in Georgetown, Luncheon observed that the condition of City Hall has deteriorated. “Contributions at the cabinet meeting revealed much more than the deterioration,” said Dr. Luncheon.
He said it was clear that the edifice was becoming a matter of concern for staff in the building and also for the heritage workers who were consumed with the passion to restore and prevent further deterioration.
“Government through its heritage and public works has been working in preparing the bills of quantities and estimates for the work that has to be done and equally in cultivating the interest of domestic, regional and international bodies in contributing to this cause,” Luncheon said.
It is felt that the Government’s decision to provide the sum of $100M may very well inspire other interested parties to make similar such contributions to the restoration of this historic site, Luncheon noted.