THE Mayor and City Council (M&CC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) on Friday in the council’s chambers.

This agreement will ensure that the two parties maintain close contact and collaborate on municipal and corporate developments within city boundaries.

At the signing, Mayor of Georgetown Ubraj Narine noted that the collaboration has created history and it is through collaboration that the council can successfully fulfil its mandate.
GCCI President, Nicholas Deygoo-Boyer, said that the GCCI has a vested interest in seeing the city do well. He commended the new energy of M&CC and commited to supporting them.

The parties will meet once every two months, and will focus on seven thematic areas.
General rates, public security within the city, building codes, infrastructural development, environment (including garbage collection and public health), public education, and capacity building are the areas that will be addressed.

Prior to the signing, the mayor disclosed that the contracts with Cevons Waste Management Service and Puran Brothers have been restored. As such, the companies will re-commence garbage collection in the city from May 6, 2019.