Bartica, which was recently granted township status, in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) has received a newly appointed Town Clerk, Phebe Wallerson, who will serve in the capacity at the municipality. This announcement came from the Public Affairs Division of the Communities Ministry on Tuesday.
While Wallerson said she was indeed “humbled and honoured” to serve her place of her birth, she expressed her readiness to address the volume of challenges currently facing Bartica.
Committed to hard work: newly appointed Bartica Town Clerk, Phebe Wallerson
The writer, blogger and poet explained that even though some problems exist, she is optimistic that the growth of her community will be fostered through support from the State.
“I choose to invest in looking towards all of our potential instead, I see so much potential on account of the support and dedication shown to us by Central Government and the David Granger Administration,” the Town Clerk said.
She noted too that she was pleased with the work of the Mayor thus far and intends to support the work of the council.
“I pledge to give of my energies and ingenuity as I rely on the wisdom of the law, the goodness of the Bartician spirit and the love I have for the people,” Wallerson declared.
She added that her vision for Bartica is to see the town advancing in “steady strides” towards modernisation. “Having and utilising the full potential of all the resources the town possesses while simultaneously engaging in sustainable environmental practices, I envisage Bartica advancing towards being a unique tourist destination,” the new Town Clerk pointed out. Wallerson holds a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Biology from the University of Guyana, and that she possesses “administrative experience”, premised on her most recent four years of overseeing the Guyana Red Cross Resilience Project in Bartica, the Ministry of Communities revealed.
