Inter-Agency group on urban development master plan launched

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Director, Department of Energy, Dr. Mark Bynoe, third from left, is flanked by, from left to right: Ministry of Communities, Chief Planning Officer, Roger Rogers; Minister within the Ministry of Communities, Annette Ferguson; Chief Development Planner, Germene Stewart; Minister of State, Dawn Hastings-Williams; Mayor of Georgetown, Ubraj Narine; Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan; Minister within the Ministry of Finance, Jaipaul Sharma; Deputy Mayor of Georgetown, Alfred Mentore and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Communities, Emil McGarrell. (Ministry of the Presidency photo)
Director, Department of Energy, Dr. Mark Bynoe, third from left, is flanked by, from left to right: Ministry of Communities, Chief Planning Officer, Roger Rogers; Minister within the Ministry of Communities, Annette Ferguson; Chief Development Planner, Germene Stewart; Minister of State, Dawn Hastings-Williams; Mayor of Georgetown, Ubraj Narine; Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan; Minister within the Ministry of Finance, Jaipaul Sharma; Deputy Mayor of Georgetown, Alfred Mentore and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Communities, Emil McGarrell. (Ministry of the Presidency photo)

An Inter-Agency Task Force for the crafting of an Urban Development Master Plan was yesterday launched, according to a statement from the Ministry of the Presidency.

The convening of the Task Force marks the beginning of the national discourse mandated by the Cabinet to give priority attention to waterfront development and urban planning, the statement said.

At the event, Director, Department of Energy, Dr. Mark Bynoe reiterated that the Green State Development Strategy is the best model to realise the goal of the urban plan.