RESIDENTS of Georgetown, on Tuesday, publicly expressed their disgust and disappointment with City Hall’s management and the condition of the once revered Garden city.
This was done through a series of videos with the tagline “A New beginning for Georgetown,” which are making waves on social media.

According to a young lady in one of these videos, she is repulsed by the condition of the capital city. She also pointed out that Georgetown has become so filthy that it is riddled with nothing but rodents and immense garbage.

Noting that City Hall has been controlled by the People’s National Congress Reform (PNC/R)/A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), for the longest time, the woman said: “all they do is run down the city.”

She then remarked: “…I’m fed up of the incompetence.”

In that video, the accumulation of garbage across the city could be seen. Even street corners were littered with waste, including tires, sponges, wood, and zinc, to name a few.

Meanwhile, a taxi driver in another video highlighted the widespread drainage issue in Georgetown. He said: “soon [as] it rains, it floods,” adding that he can firmly attest to this issue because he is on the roadways frequently.

He said, “I think City Hall needs to do better,” and asserted, “I think it is time we have a change within City Hall.”

Furthermore, he urged citizens to take that bold step and, on Local Government Elections (LGEs) Day, “come out and vote and make that change.”

Meanwhile, a man who has been an Albouystown resident for over 46 years highlighted the deplorable state of the Le Repentir Cemetery.

He remarked: “Over 30 years now, the APNU council hasn’t been doing nothing for us”.

The aggrieved Albouystown resident said: “The burial ground is like a jungle” adding that even his grandmother fears it, owing to the state.

In the video, it was shown that the burial ground has an overgrowth of bush, weeds and long grass.

In a different snippet, another young lady said that she is ‘fed up’ of the City Hall management. Stating that: “they have turned a garden city into a garbage city.”
It was shown that ‘lurking’ in front of City Hall were piles of garbage, some even overflowing from the bins.

Local Government Elections are scheduled for June 12. The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) will be contesting all Local Authority Areas (LAAs) and hopes to increase its representation in Georgetown at the level of the City Council which is currently controlled by the PNC-led APNU/AFC.

Reports are at the last Local Government Elections in 2018, APNU won a total of 21 seats, while the PPP/C gained seven seats and the Alliance for Change (AFC) was allotted two.
After serving some five years as Mayor of Georgetown, Pandit Ubraj Narine has decided against contesting in the upcoming Local Government Elections, noting that he has already given the job his “best shot”.

Narine was elected to the post of Mayor in 2018 and, throughout his tenure, faced immense backlash over a wide array of issues surrounding the management of the capital city.