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– As M&CC spends $1MIn the aftermath of Mashramani float parade the city was a mess. However, 20 Americans combined their energies with the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) to clean up sections of the city on Thursday.According to the members of the special task force of the Unification Church, they are working out of the United States to promote brotherhood and service through Christianity.One member said that the group raised money to visit Guyana. The members are involved in activities that would promote God’s love through service. Some of the programmes that the group is involved in are; the replanting of mangroves, assisting with services at the Joshua House orphanage while building homes for Habitat for Humanity.It was also disclosed that the group works with Non-governmental organisations to promote development within the country.According to Mayor Hamilton Green, the M&CC will be spending almost $1M in the cleanup since many more trucks have to be hired to remove the tons of garbage that will be retrieved from various parts of the city.He said that it could be more since the disposal services would want to charge more for the distance to the Haags Bosch dumpsite in Eccles,DeShone Kizer Browns Jersey, East Bank Demerara.It was also noted that in spite of attempts by the M&CC to persuade people to keep litter where it belongs, in a proper litter/garbage receptacle, many continue to blatantly use the parapets in the city as dumping sites.At the scene of the clean up Thursday some passersby were of the opinion that on every Republic anniversary the fine for littering appears to have been waived and there seems to be indiscipline on the part of the revelers and citizens in the country each year for Mashramani.“Imagine foreigners have to help we clean up our mess. This is a shame.” . |
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