DEPUTY Mayor of Georgetown, Sherod Duncan, said it is time residents and visitors rediscover Stabroek Market as the City peels back the veil.He made the comment during lighting of the historic Stabroek Market on Tuesday. The Mayor and City Council of Georgetown switched on the lights as Guyana counts down to its Independence Jubilee celebrations.

Lighting up the site is part of City Hall’s contribution to the City for the 50th Anniversary celebrations, Duncan told the Guyana Chronicle.

“We might be refining it to show the residents of Georgetown and visitors the beauty of our iconic market. The market’s iconic status was crowded out by the itinerant vending that was the Square,” Duncan said.

He also said the lighting up of the market is geared at moving Georgetown forward, while he pointed out that the City needs the support of all for this to happen.

“As we light our market, we ask residents to trust the leadership of the Mayor and City Council, and let’s move Georgetown forward to a place that we can all be proud of.”

The bazaar, which was formerly occupied by illegal vendors, is to be made into a civic square with the installation of a beautiful fountain, among other features, Town Clerk Royston King told the Guyana Chronicle recently.