To be living in Guyana and coping with the daily dysfunctions in this and that, is to notice that while we are aware of the various big projects needing attention, the creeping feeling of despair rather comes from the small malfunctions that seem to confront us – some of them going on for years – on a daily basis. So that, yes, we have all noticed the dilapidated state of our City Hall – at one time one of the proud showcases of Georgetown ‒ but distressing as that is, somewhere at the back of our brain we appreciate that it is an enormously expensive project, and we have to accept that, until funds become available, we simply have to make do with it as is; so our overall
