PURAN Brothers Disposal Inc. are set to resume operating in the M&CC Group 7 area, comprising the Costello Housing Scheme; West, East, North-East and Middle Road, La Penitence; Jeeboo Land, and Extra Nuclear, after payment arrangements regarding $40M owed the entity by the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) had been satisfactorily concluded.Acting Town Clerk Ms Carol Ryan-Sooba so informed this publication on Saturday during a telephone interview, in which she disclosed that the M&CC and the Town Clerk were able to arrive at a decision that would enable Puran Brothers to be paid soon. This decision, she said, comes after much deliberation and consultation, because when payment was to be finalized some time ago, the City Councillors who have oversight of the financial aspects of the running of City Hall had refused to sign the cheques.

“I’m currently formulating some contracts so that the relevant personnel can get to review the decision and endorse it before the cheques are handed over,” Sooba disclosed.

She added that while Puran Brothers are set to operate within Group 7; Group 8, which consists of areas such as Queenstown, Alberttown, North and South Cummingsburg, Kingston and Woolford Avenue, will be taken care of by Cevons Waste Management under the control of Morris Archer, who has recently been contracted by the M&CC for this operation.

Also speaking with the Guyana Chronicle Saturday during a telephone interview was Puran Brothers’ Manager Mr. Kalesh Puran, who confirmed that the entity would be operating in Group 7 from today.

Mr. Puran noted that the M&CC has promised to make payments as soon as possible, and said he is hoping payments would start during the course of next week.
(Navendra Seoraj)