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Aug 08, 2011 News
Day seven…garbage continues to be dumped in the streets of Georgetown and mainly on Orange Walk in front of the entrance to the Bourda Market and stallholders are at pains to continue operating as the Mayor and City Council (MCC) continue to be hampered by a lack of funds.
More and more stallholders have ceased operations since working in such an environment is being considered a health hazard and the situation is also preventing customers from visiting the market.
For those who cannot afford to close their stalls, they are forced to work in the midst of this pile up of refuse, just to make the market rental payments.
“Yuh think this right? We can get sick walking and working here. People ain’t want buy from we at the back here. The garbage is a turn off. Give it couple more days and people gonna think this is a next dumpsite like how Le Repentir was,” explained one vendor.
Another disgruntled businessman, who operates opposite the Bourda market garbage pile, complained that the current situation, with the stench and build up of flies, is bad for his business.
“Customers are not coming around now. It isn’t appealing for them to have to walk in the garbage and breathe in this awful air. We are paying our rates and taxes and the stallholders here have to pay rental fees every month. This is not fair to us.”
Royston King, the Public Relations Officer of City Council, in a press release stated that the MCC is making every effort to resolve the garbage crisis in Georgetown and as such has mobilized its own resources; trucks, equipment and men to haul garbage from certain sections of the city.
“The council has been caught in an embarrassing financial situation. This continues to affect every aspect of its general and specific operations. The most noticeable one is the collection of garbage, collection from local communities. Council is painfully aware of the inconvenience this is causing to citizens and businesses. However, council is doing its best in the circumstances to ensure the integrity of the health of the city of Georgetown” said King.
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