Introduction: Stabroek News has invited the People’s Progressive Party/Civic, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change to submit a weekly column on governance and related matters. Only APNU has submitted a column this week.
The expectation of the framers of the 1980 Constitution in relation to the new system of local government was to create self-reliant, productive and prosperous communities of people. In this regard Hugh Desmond Hoyte who led the debate in Parliament on the new local government system was pellucid in his presentation. He was forthright; his language was unambiguous. He said: “A local authority will have power to do anything which it considers necessary for the development of its area and the welfare of its people.
It can, since it has a duty for economic development, become involved in economic activities.
