Stamp Out Corruption at Municipality
PRIME MINISTER Hamilton Green this week dealt with corrupt practises, constancy and priorities at the City Council when he delivered the main address at the conference of employees of the Municipality of Georgetown.
Mr Green read parts of a letter which he received and which he said, told of the behaviour of some members of the City Constabulary. He said the letter questioned the legality of fines imposed by the constables, the training of members of the constabulary and their attitude to stall holders. The letter also dealt with the problem of refuse collection, the rates of landing fees, the protection of stalls and the identification and disciplining of corrupt officers.
“We have had many complaints about corruption in the Municipality. Corruption which led to the selling of persons’ property in very strange and unusual circumstances,” the Prime Minister said, adding that one such case has reached the Ombudsman.
After outlining the facts of the case, Mr. Green declared, “there is nothing in this world that will tell me there is not collusion between the officers of the Municipality and a very famous and popular gentleman.” He added that the law has since been amended to take care of that type of situation.
“At the top of the priority list should be sanitation and the cleaning of the City,” the Prime Minister advised. He added that as a result of recent discussions, himself and President Hoyle have decided to join forces with the Mayor in “the battle to clean up the environment of Georgetown...
GARDEN CITY Mr. Green told the gathering of Council workers that they are responsible for promoting Guyana’s image. Most visitors to this country only see the capital city, Georgetown, and so if they see something bad they will go away feeling the entire country is bad.
Also speaking at the one-day conference last Wednesday were Councillors Hugh Chan, Samuel Moffatt, Olga Britton, Hans Barrow, Muntaz Majeed, Deputy Mayor Compton Young and Mayor Robert Williams.
The conference was held at the Sophia auditorium and was attended by a large gathering of council workers of different categories. The Council’s theme for this year is “Committing ourselves to Sustained and Disciplined Work.”