Mayor Green speaks: “New Mayor must be young and able”

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Mayor Hamilton Green
Mayor Hamilton Green

As the time for Local Government Elections (LGE) draws near, Mayor of Georgetown Hamilton Green has officially announced he is no longer interested in the Mayorship ever again, but will still be contesting in the upcoming elections in a different capacity.

Speaking with Guyana Times International on Monday, Mayor Green said he is hoping the person who is elected as the next mayor of Georgetown is “young and able” to serve in that capacity especially with respect to the restoration of the City.

Green refused to divulge the area in which he will be contesting at the upcoming polls.

When asked whether he was proud of the legacy, Green shared he is only proud of what he has been able to accomplish over the past few months when the new government took office.

He added that he had to endure over 20 years of frustration under the previous administration.

Green who is in his 80s has served as Mayor of Georgetown since 1996.

For years the City Council has failed to address the many issues facing the capital city Georgetown. While the Council had continuously blamed its inability to deal with the problems confronting the capital on the lack of financial resources, then Local Government Minister Norman Whittaker always contended otherwise.

Whittaker had previously stated the Council lacked the “political will” under the PPP Government to actually commit to responding to the changing dynamics of the city and to provide improved services to residents.

Meanwhile, groups keen on contesting the upcoming Local Government Elections on March 18 are required to present their Lists of Candidates to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Nominations Day, January 26.

On that day, each participating party must submit its List of Candidates to the respective returning officers in the 71 local government organs.

These groups can include political parties, voluntary organisations, and individual candidates who wish to run for leadership of their respective municipalities or neighbourhood democratic councils.

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