THE spirit behind the cleaning and greening of Georgetown should become manifest in all communities in Region Six (East Berbice/Corentyne) with urgency.This call was made by Special Assistant to the Prime Minister in Region Six, Gobin Harbhajan during a meeting with public health officials operating in the region earlier this week.
Harbhajan said that the people in Georgetown had done a remarkable job in ridding the city of its garbage heaps and unsightly drains.
He said that he was confident that with the required involvement of everyone, the people in Region Six could do the same.
The meeting of public health officials was held at the office of the Port Mourant Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) and those present were officers from both the East Bank of Berbice and the Corentyne Coast.
Head of the Health Department in Region Six, Marvin Dindyal disclosed that the department was currently involved, as a matter of priority, in an anti-mosquito drive which includes fogging and lot inspections to detect breeding places for mosquitoes.

PROSECUTION
He said that persons who keep their yards in an untidy condition or have stagnant drains or overhanging bushes on their houses are being issued with warning cards, giving them time to cleanup but their failure to do so would lead to prosecution.
The department is also compiling a list of unoccupied lots which are overgrown with weeds and bushes, mainly because their owners reside overseas.
Those who are overseas and make no provision for cleaning of their yards will have to clean these yards when they show up to pay their rates and taxes.
Harbhajan told the officials that sanitation in communities and such places as restaurants, bars, markets and culverts was a matter of ongoing concern among public-spirited citizens with the region.
He observed that yards overflowing with bushes in particular, were being used by criminals either as hiding places from which they would pounce on unsuspecting residents or as hiding places prior to escaping after committing crimes.
He said that the Office of the Prime Minister would strongly support initiatives to eliminate these problems.
He further suggested that given the wide geographic spread of the region, it would be useful for the Public Health Department officers to receive training in information technology so that they can communicate more effectively in coordinating their work of ensuring compliance with the Public Health Ordinance by citizens within the region. He pledged that the Office of the Prime Minister will seek to assist them in this regard.