Georgetown Mayor Ubraj Narine on Tuesday refuted claims in reports by two media houses that City Hall’s restoration funds were not accounted for.
At a press conference held at City Hall, the mayor said that according to the news sources, these claims were made by the Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall.
When the matter was clarified between Ubraj and Dharamlall, it was disclosed that Dharamlall was in fact referring to over $300 million under the Georgetown restoration project given between the years 2015-2017 where he stated that “not a cent has been accounted for” not a piece of documentation can be provided and that is an outstanding issue which they will have to look at. The Minister further shared there is also an issue of gross incompetence and mismanagement at City Hall, which he plans to work with the new Mayor to get fixed.
