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You have nothing to fear from central Government – Granger
– as new Mayors and Deputies sworn in
President David Granger has provided assurance that towns would not be marginalized. Rather, they would be supported by central government. Emphasizing that central Government and Municipalities were not enemies, he stated that they had nothing to fear from the state.
The new Mayors and Minister of Communities pose with the President and Prime Minister. From left; Henry Smith, Carlton Beckles, Carwyn Holland, Patricia Chase-Green, Gifford Marshall, Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan, President David Granger, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, Vijay Ramoo, Kirt Wynter, Ganesh Gangadin and Rabindranauth Mohan.
He made this statement at the Ministry of the Presidency, after swearing in the nine Mayors and the Deputy Mayors who were elected by their respective councils, at the recently concluded Local Government Elections (LGE).
Granger told the assembly. “You have nothing to fear from central government. And at the same time, you must be fearless in your duties and not show favoritism to one family, ethnicity or social group. That is the vow!”
“Today we celebrate the victory of our democracy over dictatorship. We celebrate the return of the right of the people of every community to elect the person they want to represent and direct their affairs in their Municipalities.”
According to Granger, Guyana would continue to move forward. He also expressed pleasure that they were introducing the Mayors of three new towns. Granger noted that the new towns were something that had been fought for during the previous administration. He pointed out the benefits of having these new towns.
“Regions can only be developed if they are driven by the engines of strong towns. The Barima-Waini Region will now have the capital town of Mabaruma. That region is four times the size of Trinidad and Tobago. There is work to be done, banks (and) roads to be built.”
“Bartica will administer a Region that is bigger than the Netherlands. There is work to do in Bartica, we want to make it the greenest town and a model to show the rest of the country and region of how we could develop in harmony with nature.”
“We welcome the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Lethem. It is no longer a village but a town that will administer the largest region in Guyana, a region that is larger than Costa Rica. They deserved to be a town years ago.”
Granger then called on all levels of Governance– Municipal, Regional and Central– to work in cohesion in order to develop.
“We have work to do, a future to build. Guyana looks to the Mayors and Councilors to provide for the economic development of their Municipalities.”
The Mayors who were sworn in were: Patricia Chase-Green of Georgetown, Carwyn Holland of Linden, Kirt Anthony Wynter of New Amsterdam, Vijay Ramoo of Rose Hall, Ganesh Gangadin of Corriverton, Rabindranauth Mohan of Anna Regina, Gifford Marshall of Bartica, Carlton Beckles of Lethem and Henry Smith of Mabaruma.
The Deputy Mayors were: Sherod Duncan of Georgetown, Winifred Heywood of New Amsterdam, Krishnand Jaichand of Corriverton, Waneka Arrindell of Linden, Dave Budhu of Rose Hall, Darshan Persaud of Anna Regina, Nageshwari Lochanprashad of Bartica, Maxine Welch of Lethem and Astrille Gamell of Mabaruma.
The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) controls Anna Regina, Rose Hall and Corriverton by courtesy of the LGE. A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) won Georgetown, New Amsterdam, Linden, Bartica and Lethem. In addition, there was a tie in Mabaruma.
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