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Jun 07, 2012 Letters
DEAR EDITOR,
It was revealed in the local press with a lot of fanfare that the ambassadors of Canada, United States, the EU and U.K were on a clean-up campaign in the city. These gentlemen were just seeking cheap publicity, as it appears that they do not have much to do at their respective embassies.
This is not the first time that diplomats tried this publicity-seeking stunt, as it was done some years ago without any success. Social groups also tried to clean-up the city in the past without any success.
The cleaning and maintenance of the city lies with the City Council and the citizens of Georgetown.
The City Council has failed in its mandate and is solely responsible for the state of the now ‘garbage city’. No amount of volunteer work by these diplomats can help the city to be cleaned. They just select one part of the city for their publicity stunt and now they are finished.
If these diplomats were serious in cleaning up the city they should have arranged with their respective governments for donations such as cleaning equipment, garbage trucks and money to be paid to private contractors.
Holding a spade in the hand with expensive clothing and taking out photographs will not help in cleaning the city. Besides, this campaign by the diplomats is an insult to the City Council of Georgetown and the Government of Guyana, as it shows that they are incapable of cleaning the city.
Heavy fines should be imposed for anyone littering and the laws should be enforced. Everyone should have the responsibility for maintaining their own environment, failure to do so a heavy fine or imprisonment should be given to defaulters.
It is the City Council, the Government of Guyana and the Georgetown citizens who should be responsible for maintaining a clean city and not foreign diplomats.
Balwant Persaud
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