Bartica declared town

President David Granger about to lay a wreath yesterday at the restored cenotaph in the centre of Bartica, which was officially declared a town. (Photo by Keno George)

Bartica was yesterday officially declared a capital town and President David Granger promised that all government buildings in the municipality will be powered by renewable energy by the end of his current term in office.

“You are a town now. This is your moment to dazzle the rest of Guyana,” Granger said to the applause of residents and his accompanying entourage, which included several ministers of government and other dignitaries, at the ceremony yesterday.

Bartica, in Region Seven, which was first gazetted as a town on October 21 last year,