Negligence, lack of resources blamed for city floods

Norman Whittaker

Local Government Minis-ter Norman Whittaker yesterday sought to blame negligence by the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) for major flooding after recent torrential rainfall, while the City Engineer told councillors that the city simply did not have the resources needed to address critical drainage and irrigation problems.

Whittaker told a news conference that his ministry had failed to put enough pressure on the City Council to adequately deal