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Bartica gets first Mayor, Deputy
Gifford Marshall was elected the first Mayor of the Bartica Mayor and Town Council, with Kamal
Mayor of Bartica, Gifford Marshall
Persaud being elected Deputy Mayor.
They were sworn in on Friday by the Assistant Town Clerk of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council, Sherry Jerrick, along with the 16 other councillors.
The ceremony took place at the Bartica Community Centre Ground in the presence of Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, along with other government officials. Scores of residents were also present.
The 14 A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance for Change (APNU + AFC ) Councillors that were sworn in were Kenneth Williams, Carmel Williams, Lennox Lyte-Rankin, Mark Ambrose, Harry Ramjag, Gifford Marshall, Nageshwari Kamal Persaud, June Shurland, Lloyd Garraway, Hazel Allicock, Stanley Dutchin, Orin Griffith, Deborah Browne and Ivor Melville.
The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C)’s George Porter, Sonia Simmons, and Jasmattie Moungla were also sworn in, along with the lone Bartica Independent Green Alliance (BIGA) Councillor, Juretha Fernandes.
Minutes after the councillors were sworn in, APNU+AFC Lyte-Rankin nominated Marshall for the position of Mayor. Unopposed, the nomination was seconded by Garraway. Deputy Mayor Persaud was also unanimously elected.
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