Court orders city to defend parking contract

Senior Counsel Ralph Ramkarran (second from right) and other supporters on the picket line at midday yesterday.

A court has ordered the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) to defend their controversial deal with Smart City Solutions (SCS) for the Georgetown metered parking system or face having it declared invalid.

Acting Chief Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards yesterday granted an order asking the M&CC and Town Clerk Royston King to show cause why its decision to enter into an agreement with SCS and to make amendments to that agreement for the setting up of parking meters in Georgetown, should not be quashed.