Mayor of New Amsterdam Claude Henry has joined the long list of persons, groups and organisations publicly calling for the holding of local government elections in Guyana.
Speaking at a thanksgiving service held recently to celebrate New Amsterdam’s 123rd anniversary as a municipality, Mayor Henry criticised the apparent reluctance of the government to hold what he referred to as “much needed elections.” He said the town council has not been fully functional for many years now owing to the elections not being held. The mayor explained that at present, the town council is operating with a mere fraction of its required staff and opined that the holding of local government elections would see new blood and life being pumped into the council.
“Our council is depleted to half of its required amount, and it is for those and other reasons that we are saying, we need to
