GOVERNMENT has provided $25, 120, 480 as assistance to the Municipality of Georgetown for the rehabilitation of the Kitty Market under phase one of the project.
The contract was awarded to BML Construction Services and according to Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, it will serve as assistance from Central Government to the Georgetown Municipality to complete phase one of the market’s rehabilitation.

Town Clerk Royston King had disclosed that the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) is in discussion with the Ministry of Communities for help to complete major works on the Kitty Market, which has constantly been put on pause due to a lack of funds.

King said a proposal was sent to that Ministry under the ‘Green Initiative Project’.
In 2016, King had announced that the market would have had a November 2016 opening.
The City Council had set countless deadlines for the re-opening of the market–a historical site. The end of this year’s first quarter was the last such deadline; however, the municipality was cash-strapped.

The M&CC has received more than 170 applications from citizens who wish to occupy the new stalls in the market, the ground floor of which is costing the Council roughly $35M.
The market, which has great historical significance and bears much pride for the Kitty community, is to feature a traditional health centre, an office for the payment of rates and taxes, and space for the community’s councillors.

There will be a decentralisation of the Council’s work, as the market will take into account the needs of communities between Cummings Lodge and Kitty.

The Kitty Market was established in 1882, two years after the Bourda Market had come into being. Like Bourda Market, the Kitty Market is timber-framed. The 19th Century structure had suffered massive deterioration over the years prior to its renovation, causing vendors operating in its environs to lodge numerous complaints with the City Council.