Residents outside of Georgetown must help to preserve city’s cleanliness – Min Hamilton

Citizens who live outside of the capital city are being urged to upkeep their responsibility to maintain the city of Georgetown in a clean and pristine state.
This plea was made by Labour Minister Joseph Hamilton after he had participated in the two-day clean-up campaign across the capital city on Saturday and Sunday.
On Saturday, the exercise was led by President Irfaan Ali and was joined by the Prime Minister Mark Phillips and other Cabinet members, who fanned out to various sections of the city. The initiative was undertaken by the Joint Services and the Private Sector, with support from the Government.
Minister Hamilton has said the initiative served as a start to restoring Georgetown to its ‘garden city’ status.

“This city is our identity. It has nothing to do with what shirt we wear and which political party we belong to. When people (are) cursing Guyanese, they don’t differentiate. They would say they went to a place named Guyana, and the city is atrocious…we have to change that,” Hamilton asserted.
“We hope that citizens would help us to continue to keep this place clean. [And] not just citizens in Georgetown, people who come into Georgetown… So, we would hope that people who also come into the city will recognise that they have a duty and responsibility to ensure that this city is kept clean,” he explained.
Minister Hamilton has said the initiative would be extended to other towns in the country in an effort to beautify the country as a whole.
“We hope that the other Town Councils…they recognise that they also have a duty to the people who pay taxes…and this will not stop, this will only intensify for the beautification of this country,” the Minister has said.
He referred to Government’s plan to create a family-oriented city through the transformation of areas into walk-in food courts and art exhibits. One such transformation is planned for the embankment area along Lamaha Street, from Main Street to Camp Road.
Hamilton noted that the clean-up initiative only serves as the first part of a bigger picture, as the PPP/C Government moves towards its mandate of vast infrastructural development throughout the country.
“This clean-up will be memorable. It’s not just a cleanup, it is cleaning up and creating space where people can exhibit things that are Guyanese, whether food or culture and arts; where families can come out with their children and enjoy sceneries of Guyana,” Hamilton highlighted.