City received short notice of clean up campaign for tourism confab

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) has denied reports that it was not “willing to participate in the clean-up campaign” prior to the launch of the 13th Annual Sustainable Tourism Conference, stating that its abstention was because of short notice and instructions for the clean up of specific areas.

Public Relations Officer of the M&CC Royston King, in a press release yesterday, described statements made by Director of the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) Indranauth Haralsingh to this newspaper as “unfortunate.”

Haralsingh had told Stabroek News that marketing Guyana and in particular Georgetown is a tough job when prospective tourists ask about the garbage situation. “For me, I would not be able to