President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday approved the release of $216 million to the Mayor and City Council (M&CC), to pay garbage contractors and city’s workers and enhance the capital.
According to the Deputy Mayor Robert Williams, $120 million will settle the city’s debt to garbage contractors, $74 million will be used to pay off the debt to workers, $16 million towards the restoration of the Le Repentir Cemetery, while the remaining funds will contribute to the general enhancement of the city.
Since garbage contractors withdrew their services earlier this month, citizens began disposing of their garbage at various sites, especially around
