Gov’t taking hands off approach on parking meters – Trotman

While Central Govern-ment is taking a hands off approach to the implementation of paid parking in Georgetown, the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has encouraged citizens to boycott the meters.

Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman was asked at yesterday’s post-cabinet press briefing whether central government was staying abreast of the developments related to the paid parking and if it was prepared to intervene since citizens seem to have rejected the project which was implemented with no consultation.

In response, Trotman said that it would be irresponsible for government to intervene at this stage since it has