Members of the City Council yesterday elected the six committees—City Works, Social Development, Information Technology, Legal Affairs and Security, Markets and Public Health, International Relations, Investment and Development Committee and Human Resource Management—which will run some of the city’s business for the next three years.
The Mayor and City Council held its first statutory meeting yesterday, during which these elections were conducted. A motion had been moved that each committee should consist of seven members. However, when it came to the nominations for the City Works committee, eight were made. During the first vote PPP/C Councillor Bishram Kuppen and APNU/AFC Councillor Lyndon Hilliman were tied with 17 votes each. In the second round of voting, Hilliman secured 15 votes and Kuppen 12 votes. As a result, the members of the City Works Committee are: Alfred Mentore, Gregory Fraser, Akeem Peters, Tameshwar Boodhoo, Dr Lionel Jaikaran, Phillip Smith and Hilliman.
Councillor Monica Thomas chairs the Social Development Committee and its members are
