GM&CC partners with vendors to clean Stabroek Market

The Georgetown Mayor and City Council (GM&CC) has launched a new initiative which will see the council synergising with stallholders and vendors who ply their trade within the vicinity of the Stabroek Market—as part of its effort to keep the century-old landmark clean and well-maintained.
Stabroek Market serves as a bustling commercial centre where vendors and shoppers converge daily but is often left with garbage pile up, plagued by littering, contributing to an unsightly environment and in some cases, health concerns.
On Sunday the Georgetown Mayor and City Council conducted a clean-up exercise at the market. Spearheading the exercise was Mayor of Georgetown, Alfred Mentore who stressed the importance of vendors keeping their surroundings clean.
“We will work with our vendors so that they will be able to work with us because we believe that they are owed the living just like everybody else, but they have to be as cleanly as possible. They have to look at the health concerns and they have to look at these issues and we have to work in tandem to be able to get the kind of results and the success that this council needs to be able to survive.”
The Mayor added, “You see our tractor here taking away a lot of the debris and a lot of the pallets that people use around here. What we will also decide to do on a weekly basis, our trucks as well as some other trucks that we hire, we’ll clean not only in this area, but we’ll clean General Regent Street, General Rob Street, and General Charlotte Street, so that we can rid ourselves of these pallets.”
Additionally, the Mayor revealed that the city council will be working to address the drainage issue around the market which has been affecting several vendors.
“It has been a tremendous problem for us and a problem for the people in front of the market, but we had to find the source of the problem in order to address the symptoms. So now we have found the source, we are dealing with the symptoms, and we have the water flowing so that the persons in front of the market, or the persons in front of the Stabroek Market, who was affected, that issue will now be an issue of the past because they will have the relief necessary.”
Meanwhile, also present at the exercise was Director of Solid Waste Management in the city and Town Clerk (ag) Walter Narine who highlighted that the initiative will play a crucial role in maintaining the market as a tourism hotspot within the city.
Meanwhile, the clean-up exercise involves the removal of waste, debris, and other forms of pollution, with a focus on making the area more welcoming and sanitary for both traders and customers. The authorities are also emphasising the importance of maintaining cleanliness to ensure the continued success of the market and its surrounding areas.