Illegal dumping still hampering city clean-up -King

Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud (second from right) meeting yesterday with the families of five Berbician fishermen who are missing at sea. (Ministry of Agriculture photo)

Though garbage contractors have resumed work, illegal dumping by some citizens is stymieing the City Council’s serious effort to clean the city and keep it that way, says City Hall spokesman Royston King.

“We realise the challenge is more on the side of keeping the city clean rather than cleaning the city,” King told Stabroek News, while noting that the situation is very worrying.

He stated that many may get the impression that work is not being done in some areas but argued that this is not the case. He noted that as fast as the council workers clean, people continue to