City Hall gets $25.1M bailout to complete Kitty Market

Dec 30, 2017 News, https://www.kaieteurnewsonline...mplete-kitty-market/

Central Government has intervened to rescue the rehabilitation of the Kitty Market which has been marred by delays and financial troubles under the management of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC).

Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, disclosed yesterday that Cabinet has awarded a contract of $25.1 million to BML Construction Services. This essentially takes the remaining project works out of the hands of the City Engineer Department that started rehabilitation project on February 12, 2016 at a cost of $250 million.

“This contract is a form of assistance from central government to the Georgetown Municipality to complete phase 1 of the rehabilitation work to be done at the Kitty Market,” Minister Harmon told reporters.

The M&CC had been adamant that preserving the architectural design of the 19th century structure, as well as ensuring that the original vendors are not displaced were among the priorities for the municipality.

It was stated that the rehabilitated Kitty Market would feature a traditional health centre, offices for payment of rates and taxes, and a space for community councillors. Shortly after the works started, the Council encountered difficulties.  The work was reportedly stymied by the inability to procure materials and also because the Council had owed contractors.

M&CC Councillor, Khame Sharma, recently raised questions about the completion date for the project, which was announced to be completed last year.

Mayor Patricia Chase-Green staved off criticisms over the delays, noting that the reconstruction of the market was being financed mainly by the M&CC and that works would have continued as funds become available.

Recently, City Engineer, Colvern Venture, said that a date cannot be given when works will be completed, since it will depend on the income generated by the council. Venture had disclosed that 75 percent of the work to the market was complete, with some assistance from the Ministry of Communities

This is the second time in recent weeks that central government has assisted M&CC financially.

Central government honoured a request from the City Council to provide $475,635,245 to pay outstanding balances to Puran Brothers Disposal Services and Cevons Waste Management, which dates back to 2015.

The funds provided, ended a nightmare to the solid waste crisis that surged when the two companies withdrew their services because City Hall had stopped payment.

And yet another chapter to this renovation.

PNC and City Hall INCOMPETENCE as usual. They can bail out GT but Sugar workers can go to hell. Bloody RACIST PIGS!!!

Nehru posted:

PNC and City Hall INCOMPETENCE as usual. They can bail out GT but Sugar workers can go to hell. Bloody RACIST PIGS!!!

Correct, look how quick they find money to bail out GT where their support base is the majority. Meanwhile they claim to have no money when it comes to the rural areas. 

i POINTED OUT THEIR racisn AND biases MANY TIMES BUT THE dJANGOS AND IAN SMITHS OF THE WORLD ARE STUPID ENOUGH NOT TO UNDERSTAND!!!

How many times must sugar be bailed out for fk sakes?

How many times must GT bailed out for FK sake???????????????

Wasn't the Kitty Market project a badge of honor worn by the PNC?  There was even a thread here by the PNC gang bragging of thIs grand PNC accomplishment.  Why wasn't it completed?

THe FILTH HEADs cannot be blame since they have a severe condition!!!!