Le Repentir cemetery clean-up expected to last six months

Overgrown alongside one of the dilapidated roads inside the Le Repentir Cemetery. (Government Information Agency photo)

The planned clean-up of the Le Repentir cemetery is expected to begin next month and could last until the end of the year, according to acting Local Government Minister Norman Whittaker.

The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development expects to see by July 8 the opening of tenders and for the rehabilitation work to commence on the cemetery by the latter part of July with a target of completing works by December, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported Whittaker as saying during a visit to the cemetery.

It was noted that close to $100M of the total of $500M set aside for the clean-up programme for the city this year is