Granger hails Georgetown reclamation

President David Granger, flanked on the right by First Lady Sandra Granger, shakes hands with Chairman of Banks DIH Limited Clifford Reis. Banks DIH funded the construction of the Independence Arch, a project that was conceptualised earlier this year, according to Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson. (Photo by Keno George)

Georgetown has been reclaimed after two decades of citizens being disempowered and the city must never suffer such neglect again, President David Granger said yesterday at the unveiling of     the 50th Independence Anniversary Arch, at Agricola, East Bank Demerara.

The President declared that Georgetown is remaking itself, and will never again be known as the “garbage city,” but will reclaim its accolades and prestige as the “garden city.”

This, he said, could only be achieved with good management and collaboration among civil society, the