The two compactor trucks that were donated to the Mayor and City Council (MCC) last month by the Ministry of Local Government are not working owing to electrical problems.
The disclosure was made yesterday at the council’s statutory meeting after Deputy Mayor, Patricia Chase-Green, inquired about the position of the trucks. The trucks were never used by the council and are experiencing an electrical problem, sources close to the council told this newspaper.
The compactor aspects of the trucks was seen parked in the council’s compound yesterday while the cabins, where the problem exists, are believed to be under repair. The trucks were purchased by the ministry with the entire $20 million subvention given to the council by government last year the source said.
Councillor Kamla Ross, raised the concern that the trucks were purchased from the
