THE Mayor and City Council (M&CC) is mulling the extension of Le Repentir Cemetery since it has become overcrowded.
According to City Engineer Rawle Eastman, the current Le Repentir is overcrowded and it has been proposed that the council extend the cemetery farther east, where there is an abundance of unused lands. The proposal entails that the cemetery will be extended to the unused and densely vegetated land between Cemetery Road and Mandela Avenue.

The extension is proposed to begin from the area closer to Mandela Avenue and the total dimensions of the extension will be 3000 feet to 600 feet, which will be divided into six plots. A number of works must be done to the land, including clearing away the dense vegetation; however, the engineer related that the works should be done in about two – three months.

While viewing the site and the site maps, Mayor of Georgetown, Patricia Chase-Green, related that the estimated cost for this extension is around $45-$47M, but there will be an official tendering process due to the size of the project. The engineer reassured that residents of the area will be notified of the intended works and will be alerted, because the vegetated area is inhabited by bees.